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Tupi-Guarani language cluster of Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kawahíva (Kawahíb, Kagwahib) is a Tupi–Guarani dialect cluster of Brazil. The major variety is Tenharim.
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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.
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Varieties
There are different internal classifications of the pan-Kawahíwa, which differ in, e.g., whether Kayabí and Apiaká should be included as part of the dialectal cluster. The one listed in Aguilar (2013, 2018) follows:[3][4]
- Kawahíwa
- Northern
- Southern
- Jupaú (Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau)
- Amondawa
- Karipuna
- Apiaká
- Kayabí (Kawaiwete)
- Piripkura
- isolated groups
Languages spoken in north-central Rondônia are Karipúna, Uru-eu-wau-wau (Jupaú), Amondawa, and unidentified varieties by some isolated groups. Languages spoken in northeastern Mato Grosso and southern Pará are Apiaká, Kayabí, Piripkúra, and unidentified varieties by some isolated groups.
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Phonology
Tenharim dialect
Phonemic inventory of the Tenharim/Uruewawau dialect:[5]
- /a, ã/ are heard as [ə, ə̃] in unstressed syllables.
- /ɲ/ can be heard as [j] when in unstressed positions.
- /β/ can also be heard as [w] in the Uruewawau dialect.
Júma dialect
Phonemic inventory of the Júma dialect:[6]
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