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Dzubukuá language

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Dzubukuá
Kiriri
Native toBrazil
RegionCabrobó, Pernambuco
EthnicityKiriri people
Extinctmid-20th century
Language codes
ISO 639-3(included in Karirí-Xocó [kzw])
Individual code:
tgv – Tingui-Botó[1]
Glottologdzub1241

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 São Francisco River islands, in the Cabrobó area of Pernambuco.[2]

Phonology

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Phonology of the Dzubukuá language:[2]

Consonants

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Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d ɡ
Affricate voiceless t͡s
voiced d͡z
Nasal m n ɲ
Fricative h
Liquid lateral l
rhotic ɾ
Semivowel w j

Vowels

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Vowel sounds are presented as [i, ɨ, u, e, o, a] and [œ] which is written out as a double vowel oe. Nasal vowels are pronounced as [ɐ̃, ẽ, ĩ, õ, ũ] along with nasalized double vowels and , not pronounced as diphthongs, but as nasalized monophthongs [œ̃, æ̃].[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
  2. ^ a b c de Queiroz, José Márcio Correia. 2008. Aspectos da fonologia Dzubukuá. MA thesis, Recife: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. 124pp.
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