Karirí-Xocó

A language of Brazil

ISO 639: kzw
Alternate Names: Cariri, Dzubukuá, Kariri Xucó, Karirí, Kipeá, Kiriri, Tumbulalá, Xocó, Xokó, Xokó-Karirí, Xukuru Kariri, Xukurú
Population: No known L1 speakers. Spoken into last half of 20th century. Ethnic population: 1,470 (Crevels 2012).
Location:: Alagoas state.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant).
Classification: Language isolate
Dialects: Kipeá (Quipea), Kamurú (Camuru), Sabujá (Pedra Branca). Other dialects or languages are even less well attested. Classified as Equatorial, Macro-Carib (Swadesh), Macro-Ge (1975 A. Rodrigues), Isolate (Larsen 1984).
Typology: 14 consonants and 7 vowels.
Language Use: Shifted to Portuguese [por].
Other Comments: Xokó, Karirí-Xokó, Xukuru-Kariri are all descendants of indigenous groups that used to inhabit northeast Brazil. It is not clear whether they spoke 3 different languages or just one (Crevels 2007).

Location: Alagoas state.