Paratió language
Paratió is an extinct and poorly attested language of northeastern Brazil, known only through wordlists published in 1958. It appears to have been related to Xukuru, and may have been a dialect, according to Glottolog. However, there is very little evidence to determine this relationship.
Geographical distribution
It was originally spoken on the Capibaribe River, and was reported by Loukotka to have been spoken by a few individuals in Cimbres.History
As of the 1900s, the Xukuru population still had some recollection of the Paratió population, however the Paratió's geographical location suggests that they could be ancestors of the Kapinawá.Vocabulary
Pompeu Sobrinho (1958)
These word lists of language varieties from the Serra do Urubá are reproduced from Pompeu Sobrinho. According to Loukotka, the following wordlists represent Paratió.Below is a vocabulary collected by Domingos Cruz in Pesqueira, Pernambuco from his informant Rodrigues de Mendonça, who was originally from the Serra do Urubá:
| Portuguese gloss | "Serra do Urubá" |
| cabeça | kreká, kri/ká |
| cabeça de vaca | kreká memêngo |
| chapéu | kriákugo, kriá |
| chuva | kraxixi |
| comida | kringó |
| comida boa | kringó konengo |
| cachaça | irínka |
| bom, boa | konengo |
| chefe, mais velho | taióp |
| deus | tupá |
| faca grande | xaníko |
| faca pequena | saquarék |
| homem | xiakrók |
| homem branco | karé |
| homem índio | xenunpe |
| homem defeituoso | jajú |
| fome | xurák |
| inimigo | aredirí |
| ir embora | nuntógo |
| mulher | krippó |
| milho | xigó |
| nevoeiro | batukin |
| lua | limolago |
| sol | oraci |
| pedra | krá |
| pedra | krá xixí |
| pé | poiá |
| defeito | guxú |
| pé defeituoso | poiá guxú |
| ruim | aguá, pigó |
| homem branco ruim | karé aguá |
| homem branco bom | karé konengo |
| O inimigo vem aí. | arediri arediri |
Vocabulary collected by Domingos Cruz from his informant Pedro Rodrigues, who was originally from the sitio of Gitó in the Serra do Urubá:
| Portuguese gloss | Gitó variety |
| aguardente | orinka |
| aldeiamento | taiopo maritáro |
| arco | tamaingú, temaigú |
| carne | inxi, ixi |
| fome | xurák |
| negro | taká |
| cabra | krexkuák jãtarinta |
| negra | taká jipu |
| onça | jetôme |
| raça, tribo | xekurú |
| marinheiro | karé irut |
| carne | inxin |
| comedor de carne | inzin aragogú |
| mentiroso | jupegúgo |
| lua | limolágo |
| sol | orací |
| deus | tupá |
| Nossa Senhora | Tamaipí |