Rocorona, or Ocoróna, is an extinct language of Bolivia of the Chapacuran family. It is known only from three short texts, namely the Lord's Prayer, Ave Maria, and Nicene Creed.
Birchall (2013) presents an in-depth analysis of the surviving Rocorona texts from Jesuit missions in Bolivia. The texts were analyzed by Georges de Crequi-Montfort and Paul Rivet (1913).de Créqui-Montfort, Georges and Paul Rivet. 1913. Linguistique Bolivienne: La Famille Linguistique Čapakura. Journal de la Société des Américanistes X: 119-172.
Phonology
Consonants +Rokorona consonantsLabialAlveolarPostalveolarPalatalVelarGlottalStop()Fricative/ Nasal() TapGlide
Notes
Vowels Rocorona has a 5-vowel system. FrontCentralBackCloseClose-midOpen Noticeably unusual is the absence of the vowel .
Vocabulary +Rokorona vocabuaryRokoronaGlosswomanhand/armperson/usearearthchildfathermotherday/whitename Sample text A morpheme-by-morpheme gloss of the Lord's Prayer is given below, from Birchall (2013).
References
Sources Birchall, A look at the Rokorona language