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