Koropó language
Koropó (Coropó) is an extinct language of eastern Brazil. It has been variously concluded to be a Maxakalían or a Purian language.
| Koropó | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Macro-Gê
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xxr |
| Glottolog | coro1248[1] |
Puris and Koropos
Classification
Although Silva Neto (2007) had assumed Koropó to be a Purian language,[2] Nikulin (2020) classifies Koropó as Macro-Jê (Maxakalían branch).[3]
Documentation
Koropó is attested by two word lists collected by German explorers in the early 1800s:[4]
Distribution
In the 18th century, Koropó speakers lived with Coroado Puri speakers along the Pomba River in Minas Gerais.[4]
gollark: yes.
gollark: School is really quite terrible, generally.
gollark: ++delete windows
gollark: You can probably do apprenticeships in a trade, like... welding or something.
gollark: Anyway, there are more jobs than computer engineerer and mathologist.
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Koropó". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Silva Neto, Ambrósio Pereira da Silva. 2007. Revisão da classificação da família lingüística Puri. M.A. dissertation, University of Brasília.
- Nikulin, Andrey. 2020. Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo. Doctoral dissertation, University of Brasília.
- Ramirez, H., Vegini, V., & França, M. C. V. de. (2015). Koropó, puri, kamakã e outras línguas do Leste Brasileiro. LIAMES: Línguas Indígenas Americanas, 15(2), 223 - 277. doi:10.20396/liames.v15i2.8642302
- Schott, Heinrich Wilhelm. 1822. Tagebücher des K.K. Gärtners in Brasilien. vol. 2. Brünn.
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