Dzubukuá (Dzubucua), or Kiriri, referred to by the community as Kariri-Xocó,
is an extinct
Karirian language of Brazil. It is sometimes considered a dialect of a single
Kariri language. Since 1989, there is a process of linguistic revitalization underway; the Tingui-Botó people claim to use Dzubukuá in their secret Ouricuri ritual.
It was spoken on the
São Francisco River
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islands, in the
Cabrobó
Cabrobó is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 536 km away from the state's capital, Recife. The city is located just to the north of a section of the São Francisco River that contains many archipelagos.
History
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area of
Pernambuco
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.
Phonology
Phonology of the Dzubukuá language:
[de Queiroz, José Márcio Correia. 2008. ]
Aspectos da fonologia Dzubukuá
'. MA thesis, Recife
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: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. 124pp.
Consonants
Vowels
Vowel sounds are presented as
, ɨ, u, e, o, aand
which is written out as a double vowel ''oe''. Nasal vowels are pronounced as
̃, ẽ, ĩ, õ, ũalong with nasalized double vowels ''oê'' and ''aê'', not pronounced as diphthongs, but as nasalized monophthongs
̃, æ̃
See also
*
Kipeá language
References
External links
Kariri languages
Extinct languages of South America
Languages extinct in the 20th century
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