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Preferred term

kzwKarirí-Xocó  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • The Karirí languages, generally considered dialects of a single language, are extinct languages spoken until the middle of the 20th century; the 4,000 ethnic Karirí are now monolingual Portuguese speakers, though a few know common phrases and names of medicinal plants.

Entry terms

  • Kariri languages

ISO 639-3 code

  • kzw

Notation

  • kzw

In other languages

  • Portuguese

  • Lenguas karirí

    Spanish

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/kzw

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