Kepkiriwát language

Kepkiriwát is an extinct Tupian language of the state of Rondônia, in the Amazon region of Brazil.

Kepkiriwát
Kepkeriwát
Native to	Brazil
Region	Rondônia
Ethnicity	Kepkiriwát
Extinct	1950s[1]
Language family	Tupian Tuparí Kepkiriwát
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kpn
Glottolog	kepk1241

Vocabulary

Loukotka (1949) compiles two wordlists of Kepkiriwát, one from an anonymous wordlist, marked A, and a manuscript sent in 1924 to the archives of Manaus by Joaquim Gondim, an employee of the Indian Protection Service (SPI), marked G.

Kepkiriwát vocabulary^[2]

Gloss	Kepkiriwát	Comparison
tree	kêba G
bow	taká A
white	ki-rará G, kerára A
to drink	yukamon A	Tupi eú
canoe	anišá G, amišá A
dog	a-urê G	Tupi yauara
crocodile	irà G, erà A
tooth	iñãin G, ñain A	Mundurukú noi
water	amãni G, aman, eman A
to hear	uapia G
star	mê-uãn G, mãã, mũá A
woman	buhi G, boêi A
fire	garãmbi G, garambí A
arrow	oikêp G, yekũp A	Kawahíb yerau
large	uêre G, uerê A	Emerillon düu
ax	tiá G, teá A
man	nakuête G, nãkuête A