Paratió (also called Prakió) is an extinct and poorly attested language of Brazil. It appears to have been related to Xukuru. It was originally spoken on the

Capibaribe River The Capibaribe River () is a river located in Pernambuco state, Brazil, with a length of 240 kilometers. The Capibaribe originates in the Serra do Jacarará, in the municipality of Poção, and flows to the Atlantic Ocean at Recife. Etymology ...

, and was reported by Loukotka (1968) to have been spoken by a few individuals in

Cimbres Pesqueira (formerly known as Cimbres) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. It had an estimated population in 2020 according to the IBGE, of 67,735. Its area is 980.876 km². History The municipality was created in 1762 u ...

. As of the 1900s, the Xukuru population still had some recollection of the Paratió population, however the Paratió's geographical location suggests that they could be ancestors of the

Kapinawá The Kapinawâ are an indigenous people of Buíque, Pernambuco in eastern Brazil. In addition to their primary residence in Buíque Buíque is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco, mesoregion of Agreste. It has an estimated popul ...

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Extinct languages of South America Xukuruan languages Indigenous languages of Northeastern Brazil {{Na-lang-stub