Reflexões sobre o português falado por povos indígenas: resistência e ressignificação

Abstract

Indigenous people’s presence in the universities has been contributing to the knowledge about cultures, epistemology, and indigenous language, including Portuguese. There is few research about Portuguese spoken by indigenous communities, and it needs to be improved. To contribute to this discussion, this paper discusses some indigenous Portuguese characteristics. Also, two master’s degree dissertation written by indigenous candidates are analyzed to demonstrate how indigenous Portuguese appears in academic texts. It is argued that indigenous Portuguese should be understood in the indigenous point of view and it’s suggested that the universities should promote indigenous languages.