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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
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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