Dzubukuá language
| Dzubukuá | |
|---|---|
| Kariri, Kariri-Xocó | |
1709 catechism in Dzubukuá | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Cabrobó, Pernambuco |
| Ethnicity | Kariri-Xocó |
| Era | attested 1702 and 1709 |
| Revival | 1989 |
Karirian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kzw |
| Glottolog | dzub1241 Dzubukuákari1255 Karirí-Xocó |
Dzubukuá (or Kariri), referred to by the community as Kariri-Xocó, is an extinct Karirian language of Brazil. Since 1989, there is a process of linguistic revitalization underway; the Tingui-Botó people claim to use Dzubukuá, their ancestral language, in their secret Ouricuri ritual.
It was spoken on the São Francisco River islands, in the Cabrobó area of Pernambuco.