The Xukuruan languages are a

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proposed by Loukotka (1968) that links two languages of eastern Brazil.Xukuru
Alain Fabre (2005). Diccionario etnolingüístico y guía bibliográfica de los pueblos indígenas sudamericanos. The languages are: * Xukurú * Paratió Loukotka (1968) also lists the unattested Garañun (Garanhun), an extinct, undocumented language once spoken in the Serra dos

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Vocabulary

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Shukurú and Paratió. :

Pompeu (1958)

These word lists of language varieties from the

Serra do Urubá Serra (Latin for "saw") may refer to: People and fictional characters * Serra (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * Serra (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Serra (footballer), Portuguese footballer Jos� ...

(also known as the Serra do Arorobá or Serra do Ororubá, located in the municipality of

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) are reproduced from Pompeu Sobrinho (1958).Pompeu Sobrinho, Thomaz. 1958
''Línguas Tapuias desconhecidas do Nordeste: Alguns vocabulários inéditos''
Boletim de Antropologia (Fortaleza-Ceará) 2. 3-19. Below is a vocabulary collected by Domingos Cruz in

from his informant Rodrigues de Mendonça, who was originally from the

: : Vocabulary collected by Domingos Cruz from his informant Pedro Rodrigues, who was originally from the sitio of Gitó in the

: : Vocabulary collected by José Joaquim in Rio Branco, Pernambuco of a language spoken in the

: :

References

Sources

* {{South American languages Language families Indigenous languages of Northeastern Brazil