| Xukuru | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity: | Xukuru people |
| Geographic distribution: |
Brazil |
| Linguistic classification: | unclassified |
| Subdivisions: |
Paratió
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The Xukuru languages are a language family proposed by Loukotka (1968) that links two extinct and poorly attested languages of eastern Brazil,
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.