Dzubukuá language

Dzubukuá^[4] (Dzubucua), or Kiriri, referred to by the community as Kariri-Xocó,^[3] 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.^[5]

Dzubukuá
Kiriri, Kariri-Xocó
kariri xocó
Native to	Brazil
Region	Cabrobó, Pernambuco
Ethnicity	Kariri-Xocó [pt] (Kiriri, Tingui-Botó, Xocó [pt], Fulni-ô [pt], Natú, Pankararú [pt], Karapotó [pt])
Extinct	mid-20th century
Revival	1989[1][2]
Language family	Macro-Gê Karirian Dzubukuá
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kzw [3]
Glottolog	dzub1241
Map of modern Kariri territory

It was spoken on the São Francisco River islands, in the Cabrobó area of Pernambuco.^[6]

Phonology

Phonology of the Dzubukuá language:^[6]

Consonants

		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	voiceless	p	t		k
	voiced	b	d		ɡ
Affricate	voiceless		t͡s
	voiced		d͡z
Nasal		m	n	ɲ
Fricative						h
Liquid	lateral		l
	rhotic		ɾ
Semivowel		w		j

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].^[6]

See also

• Kipeá language