Xukuruan languages
| Xukuruan | |
|---|---|
| Shukuru | |
| Geographic distribution | Brazil |
| Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | xuku1239 Xukurú |
The Xukuruan languages are a language family proposed by Loukotka (1968) that links two languages of eastern Brazil.[1][2] Glottolog treats them as dialects of a singular Xukuru language.[3]
Classification
The languages are:
Loukotka (1968) also lists the unattested Garañun (Garanhun), an extinct, undocumented language once spoken in the Serra dos Garanhuns.[1]
References
- ^ a b Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
- ^ Xukuru Alain Fabre (2005). Diccionario etnolingüístico y guía bibliográfica de los pueblos indígenas sudamericanos.
- ^ "Glottolog 5.3 - Xukurú". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
Sources
- Moseley, C. (2008). Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-135-79640-2. Retrieved 2025-02-09.