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Kiriri may refer to: * Kiriri, Kenya *
Kiriri people Kiriri people are indigenous people of Eastern Brazil. Their name is also spelled Cariri or Kariri and is a Tupi word meaning "silent" or "tactiturn." History The French Capuchin missionary Martin of Nantes (1638–1714) was the apostle of the ...
, an indigenous people of Brazil * Kiriri, variant of Keriri, Indigenous name for
Hammond Island (Queensland) Hammond Island (Indigenous name: Keriri or Kiriri) is an island with a town of the same name, in the Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. It is the only island within the locality of Keriri Island within the local government area of Torres Strai ...


Languages

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Kiriri languages The Karirí languages, generally considered dialects of a single language, were 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 P ...
, or Kariri languages, a group of extinct languages spoken by the Kiriri people ** Dzubukua, or Kiriri, an extinct language or dialect formerly spoken by the Kiriri people ** Kipea language, or Kiriri, another extinct language or dialect formerly spoken by the Kiriri people *
Katembri language Katembri (''Catrimbi'' ic ''Kariri de Mirandela, Mirandela'') was a divergent language of Bahia, northeastern Brazil that appears to be distantly related to Taruma (Kaufman 1990). It is known only from about 100 words collected in the early 19 ...
, also known as Kiriri, distinct from the Kariri languages *
Xukuru language Xukuru (Xucuru, Shukurú, Ichikile) was a poorly attested language of Brazil. It is also known as ''Kirirí, Kirirí-Xokó, Ichikile''. It is known only from a few word lists and a sketch by Geraldo Lapenda (1962).Lapenda, Geraldo Calábria. 196 ...
, also known as Kiriri, distinct from the Kariri languages * Xocó language, also known as Kiriri, distinct from the Kariri languages {{disambig