Kaimbé language
Extinct unclassified language of Brazil
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::summary Extinct unclassified language of Brazil ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox language"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kaimbé |
| states | Brazil |
| region | Bahia |
| extinct | early 20th century |
| ref | e25 |
| familycolor | American |
| family | unclassified |
| iso3 | xai |
| glotto | kaim1235 |
| glottorefname | Kaimbé |
| ethnicity | 1,135 (2020) |
| :: |
| name = Kaimbé | nativename = | states = Brazil | region = Bahia | extinct = early 20th century | ref = e25 | familycolor = American | family = unclassified | iso3 = xai | glotto = kaim1235 | glottorefname = Kaimbé | ethnicity = 1,135 (2020)
Kaimbé is an extinct unclassified language of eastern Brazil. The ethnic population numbered an estimated 1,100 to 1,400 in 1986. The language is scarcely attested; in 1961 one elder was able to remember a few single words mixed with Kiriri.
The district of Caimbé in Euclides da Cunha, Bahia is named after the tribe.
Vocabulary
Kaimbé words collected from an elderly rememberer in Massacará, Euclides da Cunha, Bahia by Wilbur Pickering in 1961:
:{| class="wikitable" ! Portuguese gloss (original) !! English gloss (translated) !! Kaimbé |- | fogo || fire || ˈlumi |- | fumo || smoke || buzʌ̨ |- | ave, (tipo aracuão?) || bird (rufous-vented ground cuckoo?) || kʷakʷι |- | barraco || house, shed || toˈkaya |- | caça (gambá?) || wild game (possum?) || koˈřoa |- | deus || God || ˈme͜utipʌ̨ |- | rede || net || kiˈsε |}
References
- Alain Fabre, 2005, Diccionario etnolingüístico y guía bibliográfica de los pueblos indígenas sudamericanos: KAIMBÉhttp://www.ling.fi/Entradas%20diccionario/Dic=Kaimb%e9.pdf
References
- "Kaimbé - Povos Indígenas no Brasil".
- Meader, Robert E.. (1978). "Indios do Nordeste: Levantamento sobre os remanescentes tribais do nordeste brasileiro". [[SIL International]].
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