Dzubukua language

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 toBrazil
RegionCabrobó, Pernambuco
EthnicityKiriri people
Extinctmid 20th century
Macro-Gê
  • Karirian
    • Dzubukuá
Language codes
ISO 639-3included in kzw
Individual code:
tgv  Tingui-Botó[1]
Glottologdzub1241[2]

It was spoken on the São Francisco River islands, in the Cabrobó area of Pernambuco.[3]

Phonology

Phonology of the Dzubukua language:[3]

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d ɡ
Nasal m n ɲ
Flap ɾ
Fricative h
Affricate voiceless t͡s
voiced d͡z
Lateral l
Approximant 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 and , not pronounced as diphthongs, but as nasalized monophthongs [œ̃, æ̃].[3]

Vocabulary

For an extensive vocabulary list of Dzubukuá by de Queiroz (2008)[3], see the corresponding Portuguese article.

gollark: Also horribly accursed boot processes, because ARM.
gollark: With very fancy expensive radio hardware attached.
gollark: It just wouldn't work if it lacks the 5G transceiver hardware, yes.
gollark: I still don't have a 5G-capable phone, as it is very overhyped and I don't care.
gollark: I can apparently be vaccinated soon™, which is nice. Only first dose for now.

References

  1. Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Dzubukua". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. de Queiroz, José Márcio Correia. 2008. Aspectos da fonologia Dzubukuá. MA thesis, Recife: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. 124pp.
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