Dzubukuá (Dzubucua), or Kiriri, is an extinct
Karirian language of Brazil. It is sometimes considered a dialect of a single
Kariri language. A short grammatical description is available.
It was spoken on the
São Francisco River
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islands, in the
Cabrobó
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History
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area of
Pernambuco
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.
Phonology
Phonology of the Dzubukuá language:
[de Queiroz, José Márcio Correia. 2008. ]
Aspectos da fonologia Dzubukuá
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Consonants
Vowels
Vowel sounds are presented as
, ɨ, u, e, o, aand
which is written out as a double vowel ''oe''. Nasal vowels are pronounced as
̃, ẽ, ĩ, õ, ũalong with nasalized double vowels ''oê'' and ''aê'', not pronounced as diphthongs, but as nasalized monophthongs
̃, æ̃
Vocabulary
For an extensive vocabulary list of Dzubukuá by de Queiroz (2008),
see the corresponding
Portuguese article.
See also
*
Kipeá language
References
{{Macro-Jê languages
Kariri languages
Extinct languages of South America
Languages extinct in the 20th century