Xocó language

Xocó is an extinct 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 in Sergipe, Rememberers persisted for some time after that.
It was originally spoken along the Piancó River is an area that is now a suburb of Porto Real do Colégio.
Xoco, Xukuru, and Kariri are all common generic names in the region. See Kariri languages.

Vocabulary

Pompeu (1958)

Chocó vocabulary collected in Colégio, Alagoas:
Loukotka transcribes 'man' as mazyikeːoː.

Meader (1978)

Five Xukuru-Kariri word lists collected by Menno Kroeker in Alagoas in 1961 are published in Meader.
Words recorded from an elderly male pajé in Porto Real do Colégio:
Words recorded from Alfredo Caboquim, a pajé, and his brother Miguel Caboquim in Fazenda Conta, Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas:
Words recorded from an elderly farmer in Fazenda Conta, Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas:
Words recorded from João Candido da Silva, a young farmer in Fazenda Conta, Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas:
Words recorded from José Fermino da Silva of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas: