Xukuruan languages

Wikipedia

Xukuruan
Shukuru
Geographic
distribution
Brazil
Linguistic classificationOne of the world's primary language families
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologxuku1239  (Xukurú)
Map of indigenous territories in Alagoas and Sergipe states, Brazil

The Xukuruan languages are a language family proposed by Loukotka (1968) that links two languages of eastern Brazil.[1][2] The languages are:

Loukotka (1968) also lists the unattested Garañun (Garanhun), an extinct, undocumented language once spoken in the Serra dos Garanhuns.[1]

Vocabulary

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Shukurú and Paratió.[1]

glossShukurúParatió
ear bandulákbolúdo
tooth chilodévovó
man sheñupresheñup
sun kiákiá
moon klariːmonlimolago
earth krashishi
tobacco mãzyémazyaː


References

  1. 1 2 3 Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
  2. Xukuru Alain Fabre (2005). Diccionario etnolingüístico y guía bibliográfica de los pueblos indígenas sudamericanos.

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