Karirí-Xocó
An extinct language of Brazil
| Population | No known speakers. Ethnic population: 1,062 (1995 SIL). |
| Region | Alagoas. |
| Alternate names | Karirí, Kariri Xucó, Kipeá, Xocó, Xokó, Xokó-Karirí, Xukurú, Xukuru Kariri |
| Dialects | Kipeá (Quipea), Kamurú (Camuru), Dzubukuá (Dzubucua), Sabujá (Pedra Branca). Other dialects or languages are even less well attested. Classified as Equatorial (Greenberg 1959), Macro-Carib (Swadesh 1959), Macro-Ge (Rodrigues 1975), Isolate (Rivet and Loukotka 1952, Larsen 1984). |
| Classification | Unclassified |
| Language use | Shifted to Portuguese. |
| Language development | Grammar. |
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