Kagwahiva language

Kawahíva
Tupi–Guarani subgroup VI
Kawahib
Native toBrazil
RegionMato Grosso and Rondônia
Ethnicity(see varieties below)
Native speakers
870 (2000–2006)[1]
Tupian
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
pah – TenharimParintintín
urz – Uru-eu-wau-wau
kuq – Karipuná (confuses Kawahib with Jau-Navo)
jua – Júma
xmo – Morerebi
tkf – ? Tukumanféd (unattested)
wir – Wiraféd
paf – Paranawát
adw – Amondawa
api – Apiacá
Glottologtupi1280

Kawahíva (Kawahíb, Kagwahib) is a Tupi–Guarani dialect cluster of Brazil. The major variety is Tenharim.

The Tenharim (self-designation, Pyri 'near, together'), Parintintín, Jiahúi, Amondawa, Karipúna (not to be confused with neither the Panoan group, nor the Carib-based creole spoken in the state of Amapá, which all have the same name), Uru-eu-wau-wau (self-designation, Jupaú), Júma, Piripkúra, and Capivarí all call themselves Kawahíva. Their speech is mutually intelligible, and also similar with other languages now extinct. The closest Tupí-Guaraní language seems to be Apiaká,[2] spoken in Mato Grosso.

  1. ^ Tenharim–Parintintín at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Uru-eu-wau-wau at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Karipuná (confuses Kawahib with Jau-Navo) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Júma at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Morerebi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    (Additional references under 'Language codes' in the information box)
  2. ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices