Tarairiú is an extinct language of eastern Brazil. The Tarairiú Nation was divided into several etnies: the Janduí, Kanindé, Payakú (Pajoke, Pajacú, Bajacú), Jenipapo, Jenipapo-Kanindé, Javó, Kamaçu, Takarijú, Ariús, Pêgas, Caratiús, Coremas, Panatís, Paratiós, Piancós, Xukurú among others.
It was once spoken between the Assú River and Apodi River in Rio Grande do Norte.
Classification The language is attested only through a few word lists. Kaufman (1994) reports that "not even Greenberg dares classify this language".
Vocabulary Loukotka (1968) gives three words in Tarairiú:
agh 'sun' kén 'stone' ake 'tobacco'
References