Kepkiriwát language
| Kepkiriwát | |
|---|---|
| Kepkeriwát | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Rondônia |
| Ethnicity | Kepkiriwát |
| Extinct | 1950s[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kpn |
| Glottolog | kepk1241 |
| Linguasphere | 88-GAC-aa |
Kepkiriwát (Quêpi-quiri-uáte[2]) is an extinct Tupian language of the state of Rondônia, in the Amazon region of Brazil.
Vocabulary
[edit]Loukotka (1949) compiles two wordlists of Kepkiriwát, one from an anonymous wordlist, and a manuscript sent in 1924 to the archives of Manaus by Joaquim Gondim, an employee of the Indian Protection Service (SPI).
| Gloss | Kepkiriwát (Anonymous) | Kepkiriwát (Gondim) | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| tree | kêba | ||
| bow | taká | ||
| white | kerára | ki-rará | |
| to drink | yukamon | Tupi eú | |
| canoe | amišá | anišá | |
| dog | a-urê | Tupi yauara | |
| crocodile | erà | irà | |
| tooth | ñain | iñãin | Mundurukú noi |
| water | aman, eman | amãni | |
| to hear | uapia | ||
| star | mãã, mũá | mê-uãn | |
| woman | boêi | buhi | |
| fire | garambí | garãmbi | |
| arrow | yekũp | oikêp | Kawahíb yerau |
| large | uerê | uêre | Emerillon düu |
| ax | teá | tiá | |
| man | nãkuête | nakuête |
References
[edit]- ↑ Kepkiriwát at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ↑ Rondon, Cándido M. S.; de Faria, João Barbosa (1948). Glossário geral das tribos silvícolas de Mato Grosso e outras da Amazônia e do Norte do Brasil: Tomo I (PDF). Publicação 76 do Conselho nacional de proteção dos Indios, Anexo (in Portuguese). Vol. 5. Rio de Janeiro: Comissão Rondon. pp. 119–162.
- ↑ Loukotka, Čestmír (1949). "Sur quelques langues et dialectes inconnus de l'Amérique du Sud" (PDF). Lingua Posnaniensis. 1: 76–78. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
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