# 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.
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. The confusion likely arises from the Kariri community referring to Dzubukuá as Kariri-Xocó.

## Other languages with this name

Xoco, Xukuru, and Kariri are all common generic names in the region. See Kariri languages.

## Vocabulary
### Pompeu (1958)

Chocó (Xocó) vocabulary collected in Colégio, Alagoas:
    Portuguese gloss (original)English gloss (translated)Chocó fogofireatsá, tsá águawatertaká cachimbosmoking pipepupú homemmanmãjikêô
Note: Loukotka (1968) transcribes 'man' as mazyikeːoː.

### Meader (1978)

Five Xukuru-Kariri word lists collected by Menno Kroeker in Alagoas in 1961 are published in Meader (1978).
Words recorded from an elderly male pajé (shaman) in Porto Real do Colégio:
    Portuguese gloss (original)English gloss (translated)Xukuru-Kariri chuvarainsèhóıdzˈɛ̀ʔà fumosmokebˈázè luamoonkˈriũavi mandiocamaniocgˈrïgɔ meninoboysemˈentiais mulherwomanspˈikwais rioriveroːpˈara solsunkràšùtˈó terraearthaːtsıhˈi ventowindmə̀núsˈi batatapotatodˈódsákà cachimbosmoking pipecatʔokə Colégio (cidade)Colégio (city)simidˈo deusGodsõsˈeh dinheiromoneymɛrɛkiˈa farinhaflourtˈónà feijãobeannˈódsákà gadocattlekrˈazɔ galinhachickencáːkìʔ luzlightkápˈòèr ovelhasheepsábˈòèR peruturkeybrɛfˈɛlia porcopigkorˈe soldadosoldieròlˈófò
Words recorded from Alfredo Caboquim, a pajé (shaman), and his brother Miguel Caboquim in Fazenda Conta, Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas:
    Portuguese gloss (original)English gloss (translated)Xukuru-Kariri carne de boibeefˈbeiñõ chuvarainšualya dê-me fogo para o cigarroGive me fire for the cigarette.àòšˈínòʔ ìnˈísìà sˈèdàià lua / moçamoon / girlseːya mãemotherisá milhocornmatˈilya não (mentira)no (lie)eːyo nariznosenˈəmbi paidadétfˈὲ anzolfish hookèáyˈɔ̀ / alyɔ (?) batatapotatodˈotsakə bebida de mandiocamanioc drinkgúlížˈɔ̀ (gálížˈɔ̀) bodegoatfilˈisakə boioxléfétˈìa cachorrodogit(ə)lˈo cachorro de brinquedotoy dogìt(ə)lˈó tə̀núnšweˈì dança indígenaindigenous danceáʔálˈèndà deusGodàʔúdéódályˈà estrangeiroforeigner, strangerkóbˈè farinhaflourtititsia feijãobeannˈatsakə folga dos índiosindigenous holidayarikulilyˈa / kèːšátíkáˈya (?) fumando cachimboto smoke a pipepuèpùˈa galinhachickensˈetˈáduàlyà gatocatatašeškia índiaindigenous womansétsˈòníká lagartolizardšˈua atˈežo / tˈeyu (?) mulatomulattomulatı̃nkya negroblack persontùpíə̃̀nkyà padrefatherĩŋklaˈišoa (pausa) – considerando as palavraspause (when thinking of words)ə̃hə̃ peruturkeyaotˈisakə porcopigàːlˈé praia (?)beach (?)práiˈà quarto de homemmen's quarterssubɛbˈe como vai?How are you?àkàkˈáumà vou bem, obrigadoI am fine, thank you.íkàkˈə́ senhorsirˈĩŋklai vamos emboraLet's go.òːšˈóuà homem mais velhoolder mantošˈa / aošınə̃ŋklainšoa taškiˈa
Words recorded from an elderly farmer in Fazenda Conta, Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas:
    Portuguese gloss (original)English gloss (translated)Xukuru-Kariri águawateroiyˈa carne de boibeefaòtˈísiə̀ fogofiretóˈè aguardenteaguardentekóšákˈà bodegoatsákúlˈὲ, sákúlˈègò bonitobeautifulatilišˈĩ brancoswhite peopleə̃́nkláʔˈì cabelo crespo (de negro)curly hair (of black people)tuʔˈĩ cafécoffeetópˈì cigarrocigaretteàlísíˈàx índioindigenous man / personsέtsˈò mãe de Jesusmother of Jesus (Virgin Mary)kwə́ntópˈə̃̀ atoayˈə negrablack man(i)atuayˈa negroblack womantúpíyˈà porcopigšíə̃̀ntì tatuarmadillorṍmpˈə̀tì
Words recorded from João Candido da Silva, a young farmer in Fazenda Conta, Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas:
    Portuguese gloss (original)English gloss (translated)Xukuru-Kariri fumosmokešíšúˈà dançadancearikurˈi deusGoddédùˈá / íŋklàˈíx
Words recorded from José Fermino da Silva of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas:
    Portuguese gloss (original)English gloss (translated)Xukuru-Kariri águawateróiyˈàh fogo para o cigarrofire for cigarettetòˈéh asendendisi / tòˈéh pàrə̀ns-ˈíáx batatapotatodˈótsákà brancowhite personkràiʔˈé caboclocaboclosǽtsˈùx cachimbosmoking pipepua / pue deusGoddèdˈúa feijãobeannˈótsákà negrablackkòbˈéh obrigadothank youbèréˈɔ́ pau (claraíba)claraíba treefrˈéžɔ̀ìž pau (d'arco)Tabebuia treepaìpˈέ