Xokó language
Extinct indigenous language of Brazil
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Xokó (Chocó, Shokó, Ceococe[2]) is an extinct and poorly attested language of Brazil that is not known to be related to other languages. It has been classified as being related to Natú, which was spoken nearby.[3]
It was originally spoken along the Piancó River is an area that is now a suburb of Porto Real do Colégio.[4]
Vocabulary
Loukotka (1963)
| French gloss (original) |
English gloss (translated) |
Šokó |
|---|---|---|
| arc | bow | sabue |
| chien | dog | bašiú |
| dent | tooth | tuľuso |
| eau | water | krananan |
| étoile | star | inkó |
| femme | woman | áspikiá |
| feu | fire | atika |
| flèche | arrow | ikrō |
| grand | large | akómá |
| hache | ax | ikrā |
| homme | man | pikuá |
| langue | tongue | avēľa |
| lune | moon | kra-uáve |
| main | hand | krasiá |
| maison | house | gandiľá |
| œil | eye | tuľusō |
| petit | small | kinefá |
| pied | foot | vēsirē |
| soleil | sun | kra-šulo |
| tabac | tobacco | bazí |
| terre | earth | atisere |
| tête | head | tipia |
Pompeu (1958)
Chocó (Xocó) vocabulary collected in Colégio, Alagoas:[6]
Portuguese gloss
(original)English gloss
(translated)Chocó fogo fire atsá/tsá água water taká cachimbo smoking pipe pupú, massapuãba homem man mãjikêô
