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Xocó language

Xocó (Chocó, Shokó) is an extinct and poorly attested language or languages of Brazil that is not known to be related to other languages. It is known from three populations: Xokó (Chocó) in Sergipe, Rememberers persisted for some time after that.

It was originally spoken along the Piancó River is an area that is now a suburb of Porto Real do Colégio.

Xoco, Xukuru, and Kariri are all common generic names in the region. See Kariri languages.

Vocabulary

Pompeu (1958)

Chocó (Xocó) vocabulary collected in Colégio, Alagoas:

Loukotka (1968) transcribes 'man' as .

Meader (1978)

Five Xukuru-Kariri word lists collected by Menno Kroeker in Alagoas in 1961 are published in Meader (1978).

Words recorded from an elderly male ' (shaman) in Porto Real do Colégio:

Words recorded from Alfredo Caboquim, a ' (shaman), and his brother Miguel Caboquim in Fazenda Conta, Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas:

Words recorded from an elderly farmer in Fazenda Conta, Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas:

Words recorded from João Candido da Silva, a young farmer in Fazenda Conta, Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas:

Words recorded from José Fermino da Silva of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas:

References