Xukuruan languages

Xukuruan
Shukuru
Geographic distribution	Brazil
Linguistic classification	One of the world's primary language families
Subdivisions	Xukurú † Paratió † ?Garanhun†
Language codes
Glottolog	xuku1239  (Xukurú)

Map of indigenous territories in Alagoas and Sergipe states, Brazil

The Xukuruan languages are a language family proposed by Loukotka (1968) that links two languages of eastern Brazil. ^{[1] [2]} The languages are:

• Xukurú
• Paratió

Loukotka (1968) also lists the unattested Garañun (Garanhun), an extinct, undocumented language once spoken in the Serra dos Garanhuns. ^[1]

Vocabulary

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Shukurú and Paratió. ^[1]

gloss	Shukurú	Paratió
ear	bandulák	bolúdo
tooth	chilodé	vovó
man	sheñupre	sheñup
sun	kiá	kiá
moon	klariːmon	limolago
earth	krashishi
tobacco	mãzyé	mazyaː

References

1. Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages . Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
2. Xukuru Alain Fabre (2005). Diccionario etnolingüístico y guía bibliográfica de los pueblos indígenas sudamericanos.

Sources

• Moseley, C. (2008). Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   978-1-135-79640-2 . Retrieved 2025-02-09.