Kaimbé language

Kaimbé is an extinct unclassified language of eastern Brazil. The ethnic population numbered an estimated 1,100 to 1,400 in 1986. The language is scarcely attested; in 1961 one elder was able to remember a few single words mixed with Kiriri.

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Kaimbé
Native to	Brazil
Region	Bahia
Ethnicity	Kaimbé
Extinct	early 20th century^[1]
Language family	unclassified
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`xai`
Glottolog	`kaim1235`

The district of Caimbé in Euclides da Cunha, Bahia is named after the tribe.

Portuguese gloss (original)	English gloss (translated)	Kaimbé
fogo	fire	ˈlumi
fumo	smoke	buzʌ̨
ave, (tipo aracuão?)	bird (rufous-vented ground cuckoo?)	kwakwι
barraco	house, shed	toˈkaya
caça (gambá?)	wild game (possum?)	koˈřoa
deus	God	ˈmeutipʌ̨
rede	net	kiˈsε

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