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Katecismo indico da lingua kariris, acrescentado de varias praticas doutrinaes, & moraes, adaptadas ao genio, & capacidade dos indios do Brasil.
Lisbon: Valentim da Costa Deslandes, 1709
Physical Description: [24], 363, [1] p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)
Call number: CA709/ B518k
Accession number: 13764
Notes: Dedication, licenses, index to contents, etc. in Spanish. p. 1-151 : Text in Portuguese and Kariri in parallel columns. p. 152-363: Hymns and various spiritual and moral texts in Spanish and Kariri on facing pages. There are two distinct Kariri tribes with different languages: the Dubucuna and the Kippea. This catechism is written in the Dubucuna (Dzubucua) language.
Languages: Kariri
Genre: Catechisms and Creeds
Region: Brazil
