Paratió (also called Praki-ô, Prakió, and Paraquió) is an extinct and poorly attested language of northeastern Brazil, known only through two 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. The modern-day Paratió, originally settled in the aldeia of Macaco, now call themselves Kapinawá.
Geographical distribution It was originally spoken along the Capibaribe River, and was reported by Loukotka (1968) to have been spoken by a few individuals in Cimbres as of 1964.
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 (also known as the Serra do Arorobá or Serra do Ororubá, located in the municipality of Pesqueira, Pernambuco) are reproduced from Pompeu Sobrinho (1958). According to Loukotka (1968), the following wordlists represent Paratió.
Below are two vocabularies collected by Domingos Cruz, who was not trained professionally, in Pesqueira, Pernambuco, from his informants Rodrigues de Mendonça, who was originally from the Serra do Urubá, and Pedro Rodrigues, who was originally from the abandoned sitio of Gitó (Jitó) in the Serra do Urubá.
Portuguese gloss English gloss Paratió (Rodrigues de Mendonça)Paratió (Pedro Rodrigues)aldeiamentovillagetaiopo maritároarco (arma)bow (weapon)tamaingú, temaigú cabeça head , kri/ká cabeça de vaca cow head kreká memêngocabragoatkrexkuák jãtarintacarnemeatinxi, ixi; inxin chapéu hat kriákugo, kriá chuva rain kraxixicomedor de carnemeat eaterinzin aragogú comida food kringó comida boa good food kringó konengo cachaçacachaça (sugarcane liquor) irínkaorinka 'aguardente' bom, boa good konengo chefe, mais velho chief, older taióp Deus God tupátupá faca grande big knife xaníko faca pequena small knife saquarékfomehungerxurák homem man xiakrók homem branco white man karé homem índio Indigenous man xenunpe homem defeituoso deformed man jajú fome hunger xurák inimigo enemy aredirí ir embora go away nuntógomarinheiro (estrangeiro)sailor (foreigner)karé irutmentirosoliarjupegúgo mulher woman krippó milho corn xigónegrablack womantaká jipunegro (homem)black mantaká nevoeiro fog batukinNossa SenhoraVirgin MaryTamaipíonçajaguarjetôme lua moon limolagolimolágo sol sun oraciorací pedra stone krá pedra (em cima da terra) stone (on top of the earth) krá xixí pé foot poiá defeito defect guxú pé defeituoso defective foot poiá guxúraça, triborace, tribexekurú ruim bad aguá, pigó homem branco ruim bad white man karé aguá homem branco bom good white man karé konengo O inimigo vem aí. The enemy is coming. arediri arediri
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