Kariri languages
| Karirí | |
|---|---|
| Karirian, Kipeá-Dzubukuá | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | between Bahia and Maranhão |
| Ethnicity | 4,000 Kiriri people (2020) |
| Extinct | ca. 1970 |
| Revival | 1989 (Dzubukuá) |
Macro-Gê?
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| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kzw (Dzubukuá only) |
| Glottolog | kari1254 Kariri |
Distribution of Kariri among the Macro-Jê languages | |
The Karirí languages, generally considered dialects of a single language, are a group of languages formerly spoken by the Kiriri people of Brazil. It was spoken until the middle of the 20th century; the 4,000 ethnic Kiriri are now monolingual Portuguese speakers, though a few know common phrases and names of medicinal plants. A revival of the Dzubukuá variety has been ongoing since 1989.