Kayabí
Kayabí is a Tupian language spoken in Brazil. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kayabí (Caiabi; also Kawaiwete) is a Tupian language spoken by the Kayabí people of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Although the Kayabi call themselves Kagwahiva, their language is not part of the Kagwahiva language.
It is spoken in the Xingu Indigenous Park and Apiaká-Kayabi Indigenous Territory.
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Words in Kayabí
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | kũjã | |
| name | et* | |
| eye | ea* | |
| ear | nami* | |
| nose | si* | |
| tooth | ai* | |
| tongue | ku* | |
| hand | po* | |
| blood | w3* | |
| bone | naN* | |
| skin | pit* | |
| knee | nup37a* | |
| breast | kam* | |
| liver | pi7a* | |
| water | ʼy | |
| fire | tata* | |
| sun | kwat* | |
| star | ya3tata* | |
| stone | ita* | |
| tree | ka7a* | |
| leaf | ka7a* | |
| night | ep3tunimu* | |
| dog | kasuru* | |
| fish | pira | |
| louse | k3p* | |
| one | ayepei* | |
| two | mukuy* | |
| I | ye* | |
| you | ene* | |
| we | yane* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Avá-CanoeiroTupian53% alike
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- KamayuráTupian51% alike
- TapirapéTupian51% alike
- Suruí Do ParáTupian50% alike
- TeneteharaTupian49% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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