| Koropó | |
|---|---|
| Coropó | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Minas Gerais |
| Ethnicity | Koropós [pt] |
| Era | attested 1820 |
Macro-Gê
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xxr |
| Glottolog | coro1248 |
Koropó (Coropó) is anextinct language of easternBrazil. It has been variously classified as aMaxakalían or aPurian language.
Although Silva Neto (2007) had assumed Koropó to be aPurian language,[2] Nikulin (2020) classifies Koropó asMacro-Jê (Maxakalían branch).[3]
In the 18th century, Koropó speakers lived withCoroado Puri speakers along thePomba River inMinas Gerais.[4]
Koropó is attested by two word lists collected by German explorers in the early 1800s:[4]
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive/Affricate | voiceless | p | t | tʃ | k |
| voiced | b | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ||
| Sibilant | ʃ | ||||
| Approximant | ɾ | j | |||
Koropó has a 5-vowel system.[6]
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
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