Kariri languages

History

Languages

• Kipeá
• Kamurú
• Dzubukuá
• Sabujá

• Cariri
• *Kipea
• *Camurú
• *Dzubucua
• *:pt:Aldeia da Pedra Branca|Pedra Branca
• Sapuya

  Varieties

• Kariri / Quipea / Cariri - originally spoken in the Serra dos Velhos, Paraíba state, later at the old missions of Missão Velha, Missão Nova, Milagres, Crato, and others, in the states of Paraíba, Pernambuco and Ceará. Now entirely extinct, and the survivors speak only Portuguese.
• Kiriri / Dzubucua / Quiriri - extinct language once spoken on the islands of the São Francisco River near Cabrobó, Pernambuco. Now extinct, and the last survivors spoke only Portuguese.
• Sapuyá / Sabuya - extinct language originally spoken in the Serra Chapada, later in Caranguejo, Bahia
• Kamurú - originally spoken on the Pardo River and in :pt:Aldeia da Pedra Branca|Pedra Branca; the last survivors on the Gongogi River spoke only Portuguese.

• Iñamum - once spoken on the Inhamum Island of the São Francisco River, Pernambuco.
• Quesque - once spoken on the Pajeú River, state of Pernambuco.
• Abacatiara - once spoken on an island in the São Francisco River, Pernambuco.
• Icozinho - once spoken around the confluence of the Salgado River and Jaguaribe River, Ceará.
• Icó - once spoken between the Salgado River, Piranhas River and Peixe River, Ceará.
• Calabaça - the Portuguese name of an extinct language of the Salgado River, Ceará.
• Cariú - once spoken between the Cariús River and Bastiões River, Ceará.
• Corema - formerly spoken on the Piancó River, state of Paraíba.
• Jucá - once spoken south of the sources of the Jaguaribe River and near Arneiroz, Ceará.
• Ichú / Ansus - once spoken on the sources of the Salgado River in the state of Ceará.
• Ariú / Peba - extinct language formerly spoken on the Piranhas River and Sabugi River in the state of Paraíba.
• Bultrin - extinct language of the Serra da Borborema of the state of Paraíba.
• Quixexeu - once spoken on the Jaguaribe River, Ceará.
• Quixelu - once spoken on the Jaguaribe River, Ceará.
• Aracapa - extinct language once spoken on Aracapa Island in the São Francisco River, Pernambuco.

Other languages called 'Kariri'

• Katembri
• *Kaufman classified it as Katembri–Taruma.
• Xukurú
• *Loukotka says this forms a small family with Paratió.
• Xocó
• *Three populations. Not clear if this was one language or three. In the Porto Real do Colégio and Palmeira dos Índios areas of Alagoas.

• Natú
• Wakoná
• Wasu
• Pankararú
• Tuxá
• Truká
• Kapinawá
• Wamoé
• Kambiwá
• Yaté
• Baenan
• Kaimbé
• Kamakã languages
• *Masakará
• Tarairiú
• Tremembé
• Gamela

Language contact

Syntax

Vocabulary