The Xukuruan languages are a
language family
A language family is a group of languages related through descent from a common ''ancestral language'' or ''parental language'', called the proto-language of that family. The term "family" reflects the tree model of language origination in hist ...
proposed by Loukotka (1968) that links two extinct and poorly attested languages of eastern Brazil.
The languages are:
*
Xukuru
*
Paratió
Loutkotka (1968) also lists the unattested Garañun (Garanhun), an extinct, undocumented language once spoken in the Serra dos
Garanhuns.
Vocabulary
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Shukurú and Paratio.
:
Pompeu (1958)
These word lists of language varieties from the
Serra do Urubá
Serra (Latin for "saw") may refer to:
People
* Serra (footballer) (born 1961), Portuguese footballer
* Serra (surname)
* Serra (given name)
Cities, towns, municipalities Brazil
*Serra, EspÃrito Santo, a city in the Greater Vitória area
*Ampar ...
(also known as the
Serra do Arorobá
Serra (Latin for "saw") may refer to:
People
* Serra (footballer) (born 1961), Portuguese footballer
* Serra (surname)
* Serra (given name)
Cities, towns, municipalities Brazil
*Serra, EspÃrito Santo, a city in the Greater Vitória area
*Ampa ...
or
Serra do Ororubá
The Serra do Ororubá, also known as the Serra do Urubá or Serra do Arorobá, is a mountain range in Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil.Da Silva, Paulo Roberto. 2017Serra De Ararobá, Berço Da Indústria Pernambucana Revista Eletrônica Nova Roma. Re ...
, located in the municipality of
Pesqueira, Pernambuco
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 ...
) are reproduced from Pompeu Sobrinho (1958).
[Pompeu Sobrinho, Thomaz. 1958. ''LÃnguas Tapuias desconhecidas do Nordeste: Alguns vocabulários inéditos''. Boletim de Antropologia (Fortaleza-Ceará) 2. 3-19.]
Below is a vocabulary collected by Domingos Cruz in
Pesqueira, Pernambuco
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 ...
from his informant Rodrigues de Mendonça, who was originally from the
Serra do Urubá
Serra (Latin for "saw") may refer to:
People
* Serra (footballer) (born 1961), Portuguese footballer
* Serra (surname)
* Serra (given name)
Cities, towns, municipalities Brazil
*Serra, EspÃrito Santo, a city in the Greater Vitória area
*Ampar ...
:
:
Vocabulary collected by Domingos Cruz from his informant Pedro Rodrigues, who was originally from the sitio of Gitó in the
Serra do Urubá
Serra (Latin for "saw") may refer to:
People
* Serra (footballer) (born 1961), Portuguese footballer
* Serra (surname)
* Serra (given name)
Cities, towns, municipalities Brazil
*Serra, EspÃrito Santo, a city in the Greater Vitória area
*Ampar ...
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:
Vocabulary collected by José Joaquim in Rio Branco, Pernambuco of a language spoken in the
Serra do Urubá
Serra (Latin for "saw") may refer to:
People
* Serra (footballer) (born 1961), Portuguese footballer
* Serra (surname)
* Serra (given name)
Cities, towns, municipalities Brazil
*Serra, EspÃrito Santo, a city in the Greater Vitória area
*Ampar ...
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References
{{South American languages
Language families
Indigenous languages of Northeastern Brazil