Xocó language
Xocó (Chocó, Shokó) is a dead and poorly attested language or languages of Brazil that is not known to be related to other languages. It is known from three populations: Xokó (Chocó) in Sergipe, Kariri-Xocó (Kariri-Shoko, Cariri-Chocó) in Alagoas, and Xukuru-Kariri (Xucuru-Kariri, Xucuru-Cariri) in Alagoas. It is not clear if these were one language or three. It is only known from a few dozen words from one Kariri-Xoco elder and three Xukuru-Kariri elders in 1961.
| Xocó | |
|---|---|
| Shoko | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Sergipe, Alagoas |
| Extinct | Last half of 20th century |
Unclassified; not clear if a single language | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | erroneously subsumed under Karirí-Xocó [kzw] |
| Glottolog | xoco1235 Xoco |
It was originally spoken along the Piancó River is an area that is now a suburb of Porto Real do Colégio.
In ISO encoding, the language was conflated with the Kariri family as ISO 639-3 [kzw] 'Karirí-Xocó'; Ethnologue does not indicate if this was a conscious decision.
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