Xukuru language
Xukuru (Xucuru, Shukurú, Ichikile) was a poorly attested language of Brazil. It is also known as "Kirirí, Kirirí-Xokó, Ichikile". It is known only from a few word lists and a sketch by Geraldo Lapenda (1962). It was originally spoken in the Serra de São José and on the Meio River, Capibaribe River and Taperoa River in the states of Pernambuco and Paraíba. Loukotka (1968) reports the most recent locations as the and Cimbres. Classification. Loukotka (1968) considers Xukuru to form a small family with Paratió. Other languages with this name. "Xukuru-Kariri" is a variety of Xokó , which may be a Kariri language. The name "Kiriri" is shared by Dzubukuá, another Kariri language, and by Katembri. The name "Kiriri-Xoko" is shared with yet another variety of Xokó. Distribution. Geraldo Lapenda (1962) reported that the Xukuru people can be found primarily in the settlements of Canabrava and Brejinho in the "aldeia" of Cimbres, Pesqueira municipality. They can also be found in the settlements of Cajueiro, Ipanema Velho, Caldeirão, Jitó, Lagoa, Machado, Sitio do Meio, Riacho dos Afetos, Trincheiras, Bem-te-vi, Santana, and São José. Although the Xukuru traditionally occupied the Serra do Ororobá, they could also  be found in other municipalities of Pernambuco, namely Caruaru, Brejo da Madre de Deus, Belo Jardim, Sanharó, Poção, Pesqueira, and Arcoverde. Phonology. Consonants. Xukuru consonants: Vowels. Xukuru vowels: Xukuru also has nasalized vowels. Lapenda (1962) transcribes nasalized vowels as "Vn" (orthographic vowel followed by "n"). Morphology. Common suffixes in Xukuru include -go, which forms verbs, adjectives, and nouns, and -men, of uncertain meaning. Vocabulary. Pompeu (1958). Xucurú vocabulary from Pompeu (1958), cited from Kurt Nimuendajú: Meader (1978). Xukuru is also known from a word list elicited in 1961 by Paul Wagner from Antônio Caetano do Nascimento, the chief of Brazinho  village in the of Pesqueira, Pernambuco State. The list is reproduced below, with English translations also given. Lapenda (1962). The following Xucuru words are from Geraldo Lapenda (1962). The data was collected by Raimundo Dantas Carneiro and Cícero Cavalcanti. (Xukuru also has nasalized vowels. Lapenda (1962) transcribes nasalized vowels as "Vn" (orthographic vowel followed by "n").) Loukotka (1949). The following Shukurú words are from Loukotka (1949). The data is from a 137-word manuscript list collected by Curt Nimuendajú in 1934 from 4 elderly semi-speakers in Pernambuco. The list was obtained by Loukotka in 1940. Sentences. The following Xucuru  sentences are from Lapenda (1962).