Native to Brazil Extinct (date missing) ISO 639-3 xoo | Region Pernambuco Language family Xukuruan? | |
Ethnicity 6,400 Xukuru people (1999) | ||
Xukuru (Xucuru, Shukurú) is an extinct and poorly attested language of Brazil. It is also known as Kirirí, Kirirí-Xokó, Ichikile. It is only known from a few words elicited from an elder in 1961. Loukotka (1968) says it forms a small family with Paratió.
Other languages with this name
Xukuru-Kariri is a variety of Xokó, which may be a Kariri language. The name Kiriri is shared by Dzubukuá, another Kariri language, and by Katembri. The name Kiriri-Xoko is shared with yet another variety of Xokó.
References
Xukuru language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA