- Kaiwá
language
name=Kaiwá
nativename=
states=Argentina ,Brazil
speakers=15,512
familycolor=Tupi
iso2=kgk|iso3=kgkKaiwá is a Tupi language spoken by about 15,000 in Brazil in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, and also 512 in Argentina. Literacy is 5-10% in Kaiwá and 15-25% in Portuguese. It is 70% lexically similar with
Pai Tavytera , and is somewhat intelligible with Guaraní.ample text
Eregwata-ramo ka'agwy-rupi erehexa gwa'a. Hagwe pytã porã. Oveve áry-rupi gwa'a. Oveve-ramo, "Kaa! Kaa!" he'i. Heta oĩ gwa'a ka'agwy-rupi. ["Te'ýi nhe'ẽ. 5 Cartilha Kaiwá," pg 2.]
Portuguese translation: ["Te'ýi nhe'ẽ. 5 Cartilha Kaiwá," pg 2.]
Quando você passeia no mato, você vê a arara. A plumagem dela é dum vermelho bonito. A arara voa no céu. Quando voa, grita "Kaa! Kaa!" Há muitas araras n mato.
Rough English translation:
When you walk in the bush, you see the macaw. The plumage is a beautiful red. The macaw flies in the sky. When it flies, it shouts "Kaa! Kaa!" There are many macaws in the bush.
References
Bibliography
* Summer Institute of Linguistics (1980) "Te'ýi nhe'ẽ. 5 Cartilha Kaiwá," SIL, Brasilia, DF.
External links
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=kgk Ethnologue]
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