Kagwahiva language

Kagwahiva language
Kagwahiva
Spoken in Brazil
Region Mato Grosso
Ethnicity Tapirapé
Native speakers ca. 1,100  (2000–2003)
Language family
Tupian
  • Tupí–Guaraní
    • Guaraní (VI)
      • Kagwahiva
Language codes
ISO 639-3 variously:
pah – TenharimParintintín
urz – Uru-eu-wau-wau
adw – Amondawa
jua – Júma
kuq – Karipuná
xmo – Morerebi

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. Their speech is all very similar, and also similar with other languages now extinct.



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