Xukuru language
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Xukurú (Xucurú, Shukurú, Ichikile) is a indigenous language of Brazil. It is also known as Ichikile. It is known only from a few word lists and a sketch by Geraldo Lapenda (1962).[2]
Quick Facts Xukurú, Native to ...
Xukurú | |
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Native to | Brazil |
Region | Pernambuco |
Ethnicity | 2,700 Xukuru people (2012)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | xoo |
Glottolog | xuku1239 xucu1234 |
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It was originally spoken in the Serra de São José and on the Meio River, Capibaribe River and Taperoa River in the states of Pernambuco and Paraíba. Loukotka (1968) reports the most recent locations as the Serra Ararobá and Cimbres.[3]