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Kawahíva | |
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Tupi–Guarani subgroup VI | |
Kawahib | |
Native to | Brazil |
Region | Mato Grosso and Rondônia |
Ethnicity | (see varieties below) |
Native speakers | 870 (2000–2006)[1] |
Tupian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:pah – Tenharim–Parintintínurz – Uru-eu-wau-waukuq – Karipuná (confuses Kawahib with Jau-Navo)jua – Júmaxmo – Morerebitkf – ? Tukumanféd (unattested)wir – Wirafédpaf – Paranawátadw – Amondawaapi – Apiacá |
Glottolog | tupi1280 |
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.