Koropó language explained
| Koropó |
| States: | Brazil |
| Extinct: | ? |
| Familycolor: | American |
| Fam1: | Macro-Gê |
| Fam2: | Maxakalían[1] |
| Iso3: | xxr |
| Glotto: | coro1248 |
| Glottorefname: | Koropó |
Koropó (Coropó) is an extinct language of eastern Brazil. It has been variously classified as a Maxakalían or a Purian language.
Classification
Although Silva Neto (2007) had assumed Koropó to be a Purian language,[2] Nikulin (2020) classifies Koropó as Macro-Jê (Maxakalían branch).[3]
Documentation
Koropó is attested by two word lists collected by German explorers in the early 1800s:
- Eschwege (2002: 122-127), 127 words collected in 1815
- Schott (1822, pp. 48-51), 55 words collected in 1818[4]
Distribution
In the 18th century, Koropó speakers lived with Coroado Puri speakers along the Pomba River in Minas Gerais.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Hammarström. Harald. Forke. Robert. Haspelmath. Martin. Bank. Sebastian. 2020. Koropó . Glottolog 4.3.
- Silva Neto, Ambrósio Pereira da Silva. 2007. Revisão da classificação da família lingüística Puri. M.A. dissertation, University of Brasília.
- Nikulin, Andrey. 2020. Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo. Doctoral dissertation, University of Brasília.
- Schott, Heinrich Wilhelm. 1822. Tagebücher des K.K. Gärtners in Brasilien. vol. 2. Brünn.
- Ramirez, H., Vegini, V., & França, M. C. V. de. (2015). Koropó, puri, kamakã e outras línguas do Leste Brasileiro. LIAMES: Línguas Indígenas Americanas, 15(2), 223 - 277.
