Kiriri
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See also: kirirĩ
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese Cariri, and its source, Tupinambá [Term?].
Proper noun
[edit]Kiriri
- A member of an indigenous people of eastern Brazil.
- 1979, The Southern Cross, volumes 16-18, page 19:
- We believe this is the first Kiriri Indian to be in glory with Jesus.
- 1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 433:
- The Cariris fought hand-to-hand with the invaders, and their women leapt upon them too […] .