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Catecismo da doutrina christãa na lingua brasilica da nação kiriri.
Lisbon: Miguel Deslandes, 1698
Physical Description: [32], 236, [2] p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)
Call number: CA698/ M265c
Accession number: 12137
Notes: Text in Kariri and Portuguese in parallel columns. Also includes "Cantigas na lingua Kiriri para cantarem os meninos da doutrina com a versaõ em versos castelhanos do mesmo metro" (p [9-25], 1st count). There are two distinct Kariri tribes with different languages: the Dubucuna and the Kippea; this catechism is written in the Kippea language (Moraes).
Languages: Kariri language
Genre: Catechisms and Creeds
Region: Brazil
