Xocó language


Xocó 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 in Sergipe, Kariri-Xocó in Alagoas, and Xukuru-Kariri in Alagoas. It is not clear if these were one language or three. It is only known from a few dozen words from one Kariri-Xoco elder and three Xukuru-Kariri elders in 1961.
It was originally spoken along the Piancó River is an area that is now a suburb of Porto Real do Colégio.
In ISO encoding, the language was conflated with the Kariri family as ISO 639-3 'Karirí-Xocó'; Ethnologue does not indicate if this was a conscious decision.

Other languages with this name

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

Vocabulary

Pompeu (1958)

Chocó vocabulary collected in Colégio, Alagoas:
Note: Loukotka transcribes 'man' as mazyikeːoː.

Meader (1978)

Five Xukuru-Kariri word lists collected by Menno Kroeker in Alagoas in 1961 are published in Meader.
Words recorded from an elderly male :pt:pajé|pajé in Porto Real do Colégio:
Words recorded from Alfredo Caboquim, a :pt:pajé|pajé, 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: