Katawixi language
| Katawixi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Amazonas |
| Ethnicity | 250 Katawixi (2006)[1] |
Native speakers | 10 (2006)[1] |
Harákmbut–Katukinan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xat |
| Glottolog | kata1270 |
| ELP | Katawixi |
Katawixi (Catawishi) is a Katukinian language formerly spoken in Amazonas, Brazil. It is nearly extinct among the known populations of Katawixi people, though an uncontacted group nearby may be Katawixi-speaking.[2][3] Only a handful of isolated tribes still speak this language.
Vocabulary
[edit]The following wordlist of Katawixi is taken from Loukotka (1949), which republishes a 1921 manuscript.[4]
| Gloss | Katawixi |
|---|---|
| caiman | kadyuhe |
| tooth | hí-i |
| water | wãpti |
| large | dyanakse |
| man | bitso |
| jaguar | wangka |
| tongue | no |
| moon | kuéyi |
| corn | barbara |
| cassava | mãhĩ |
| eye | erada |
| ear | kirába |
| parrot | awáru |
| small | purati |
| sun | diwa |
| tobacco | wasara |
| tapir | kiaa |
| head | tu kãe |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Katawixi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Queixalós, Francesc; Anjos, Zoraide dos (2012-03-13) [Spring 2006]. "A língua Katukína-Kanamarí". LIAMES: Línguas Indígenas Americanas (in Portuguese). 6 (1): 29–59. doi:10.20396/liames.v6i1.1445. ISSN 2177-7160.
- ^ Hammarström, Harald (December 2010). "The status of the least documented language families in the world". Language Documentation & Conservation. eISSN 1934-5275. ISSN 1934-5275.
- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1949). "Sur quelques langues et dialectes inconnus de l'Amérique du Sud" (PDF). Lingua Posnaniensis. 1: 78–79.
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