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Kariri

Kariri was a language isolate once spoken in Brazil.

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An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.

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 people know common phrases and names of medicinal plants. A revival of the Dzubukuá variety has been ongoing since 1989.

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