Xocó language
| Xocó | |
|---|---|
| Shoko | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Sergipe, Alagoas |
| Extinct | (date missing)[1] |
Unclassified; not clear if a single language | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | subsumed under kzw |
| Glottolog | xoco1235 Xocokari1255 Kariri-Xoco |
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, Kariri-Xocó (Kariri-Shoko, Cariri-Chocó) in Alagoas, and Xukuru-Kariri (Xucuru-Kariri, Xucuru-Cariri) 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.
In ISO encoding, the language was conflated with the Kariri family as ISO 639-3 [kzw] '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.
References
- ^ Xocó at Ethnologue (10th ed., 1984). Note: Data may come from the 9th edition (1978).
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