Alternate Names: Karirí, Kariri Xucó, Kipeá, Xocó, Xokó, Xokó-Karirí, Xukurú, Xukuru Kariri
Dialects: Kamurú (Camuru), Kipeá (Quipea), Sabujá (Pedra Branca). Other dialects or languages are even less well attested. Classified as Equatorial, Macro-Carib (Swadesh), Macro-Ge (1975 A. Rodrigues), Isolate (Larsen 1984).
Genealogy:
Demographics: No known L1 speakers. Ethnic population: 3,570 (Crevels 2007).
Language Use: Shifted to Portuguese [por].
Language Development: Grammar.
Nation of Origin: Brazil
Other Comments: Xokó, Karirí-Xokó, Xukuru-Kariri are all descendants of indigenous groups that used to inhabit northeast Brazil. It is not clear whether they spoke 3 different languages or just one (Crevels 2007).