Xokó language
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| Xokó | |
|---|---|
| Shoko | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Sergipe, Alagoas |
| Ethnicity | Xokó |
| Extinct | late 20th century[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | xoco1235 |
| Linguasphere | 89-CBC-aa |
 Map of the Xocó language. | |
Xokó (Chocó, Shokó, Ceococe[2]) is an extinct and poorly attested language of Brazil that is not known to be related to other languages. It has been classified as being related to Natú, which was spoken nearby.[3]
It was originally spoken along the Piancó River is an area that is now a suburb of Porto Real do Colégio.[4]
Vocabulary
[edit]Pompeu (1958)
[edit]Chocó (Xocó) vocabulary collected in Colégio, Alagoas:[5]
Portuguese gloss
(original)English gloss
(translated)Chocó fogo fire atsá/tsá água water taká cachimbo smoking pipe pupú, masapuãba homem man mãjikêô
References
[edit]- ↑ Xokó at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ↑ Mata, Vera Lúcia Calheiros (2018-07-13) [May 1999]. "Kariri-Xokó - Povos Indígenas no Brasil". pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ Lima Neto, Valdivino José de; Nunes, Ticiane Rodrigues (2022). "Etnolinguística Indígena: A Classificação da Língua do Povo Xokó". Ensaios Interdisciplinares em Humanidades (PDF). Vol. 5. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande. pp. 400–419.
- ↑ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
- ↑ Pompeu Sobrinho, Thomaz. 1958. Línguas Tapuias desconhecidas do Nordeste: Alguns vocabulários inéditos. Boletim de Antropologia (Fortaleza-Ceará) 2. 3-19.