Koropó language
| Koropó | |
|---|---|
| Coropó | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Minas Gerais |
| Ethnicity | Koropós |
| Era | attested 1820 |
Macro-Gê
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xxr |
| Glottolog | coro1248 |
Koropó (Coropó) is an extinct language of eastern Brazil. It has been variously classified as a Maxakalían or a Purian language.
Classification
Although Silva Neto (2007) had assumed Koropó to be a Purian language,[2] Nikulin (2020) classifies Koropó as Macro-Jê (Maxakalían branch).[3]
Geographical distribution
In the 18th century, Koropó speakers lived with Coroado Puri speakers along the Pomba River in Minas Gerais.[4]
Documentation
Koropó is attested by two word lists collected by German explorers in the early 1800s:[4]
- Eschwege (2002: 122-127), 127 words collected in 1815
- Schott (1822, pp. 48-51), 55 words collected in 1818[5]
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive/Affricate | voiceless | p | t | tʃ | k |
| voiced | b | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ||
| Sibilant | ʃ | ||||
| Approximant | ɾ | j | |||
Vowels
Koropó has a 5-vowel system.[6]
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
References
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Koropó". Glottolog 4.3.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b da Silva Neto, Ambrósio Pereira (2007). Revisão da classificação da família lingüística Purí (PDF) (Master's thesis). Brasília: Universidade de Brasília.