Kagwahiva language

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Not to be confused with Juma language (Carib).
Kagwahiva
Kawahib
Native to Brazil
Region Mato Grosso
Ethnicity (see varieties below)
Native speakers
 ca. 900  (2000–2006)[1]
Tupian
  • Tupí–Guaraní
    • Kawahib
      • Kagwahiva
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Variously:
pah – Tenharim–Parintintín
urz – Uru-eu-wau-wau
adw – Amondawa
jua – Júma
xmo – Morerebi
tkf – Tukumanféd
wir – Wiraféd
paf – Paranawát

Kagwahiva (Kawahíb, Kagwahibm) is a Tupi–Guarani dialect cluster of Brazil. The major variety is Tenharim (Tenharem, Tenharin).

The Tenharim, Parintintín, Amondawa, Uru-eu-wau-wau, Júma, and Karipuná peoples all call themselves Kavahiva. Apart from Karipuná, which is evidently a Panoan language, their speech is all very similar, and also similar with other languages now extinct.

References

  1. ↑ Tenharim–Parintintín reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
    Uru-eu-wau-wau reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
    Amondawa reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
    Júma reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
    Morerebi reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
    (Additional references under 'Language codes' in the information box)


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