Kayabí (Caiabi; also Kawaiwete) is a Tupian language spoken by the Kayabí people of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Although the Kayabi call themselves Kagwahiva, their language is not part of the Kagwahiva language.
| Kayabí | |
|---|---|
| Kawaiwete | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | northern Mato Grosso |
| Ethnicity | 1,620 Kayabi (2006)[1] |
Native speakers | 1,000 (2006)[1] |
Tupian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kyz |
| Glottolog | kaya1329 |
| ELP | Kawaiwete |
It is spoken in the Xingu Indigenous Park and Apiaká-Kayabi Indigenous Territory.
Phonology edit
Consonants edit
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labio- velar |
Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t | k ɡ | kʷ | ʔ | |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Fricative | f | s | ||||
| Tap | ɾ | |||||
| Approximant | j | w |
/f/ can also be heard as a bilabial fricative [ɸ].[2]
Vowels edit
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i ĩ | ɨ ɨ̃ | u ũ |
| Mid | e ẽ | o õ | |
| Low | a ã |
References edit
- ^ a b Kayabí at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Souza, Patrícia de Oliveira Borges e (2004). Estudos de Aspectos da Língua Kaiabi (Tupi).
External links edit
- Lapierre, Myriam. 2018. Kawaiwete Field Materials. Survey of California and Other Indian Languages. doi:10.7297/X2Z036NC
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