Dzubukuá language
Extinct Karirian language of Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| Dzubukuá | |
|---|---|
| Kiriri | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Cabrobó, Pernambuco |
| Ethnicity | Kiriri people |
| Extinct | mid-20th century |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | (included in Karirí-Xocó [kzw]) Individual code: tgv – Tingui-Botó[1] |
| Glottolog | dzub1241 |
It was spoken on the São Francisco River islands, in the Cabrobó area of Pernambuco.[2]
Phonology of the Dzubukuá language:[2]
Consonants
Vowels
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 oê and aê, not pronounced as diphthongs, but as nasalized monophthongs [œ̃, æ̃].[2]
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