| Kambiwá | |
|---|---|
| Cambioá | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Petrolândia, Pernambuco |
| Extinct | early 20th century |
unclassified | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
xbw |
| Glottolog |
kamb1239 |
Kambiwá ( a.k.a. Cambioá) is an extinct unclassified language of Brazil. A couple dozen words were collected by Wilbur Pickering during the 1960s from two people living in Barreira, Petrolândia, Pernambuco. However, by that time the language had become extinct. [1]
Classification
Apart from two apparent borrowings, none of the words are relatable to known languages. Loukotka (1968) characterized the language as unclassifiable due to lack of data. [2]
Vocabulary
In 1961, two word lists of Kambiwá were collected by Wilbur Pickering from elderly rememberers in Barreira, Petrolândia, Pernambuco. The word lists are published in Meader (1978). [1]
Word list recorded from Manoel de Souza:
Portuguese gloss
(original)English gloss
(translated)Kambiwá bebê indígena indigenous baby ˈkɔ́lúmì fogo fire ˈtóὶ fumo smoke ˈpɔ́ṛ̃ùi mulher woman ˈšíˈtúrù cachimbo smoking pipe ˈkákwì / ˈkwákwì gado cattle ˈkǫ́ną̀ homem branco (estrangeiro) white man (stranger) ˈtš̭yářίtš̭yà negro black man tãˑˈkážúpì ovelha sheep ˈtyápɔsεřε̨ peba drink ˈr̃úpʌ̨̀ų̀ porco-do-mato collared peccary
( Pecari tajacu)ˈtų́pàřà raposa fox ˈfɔ́iàsà tamanduá tamandua ˈfílípį̀ tatu-bola Brazilian three-banded armadillo
( Tolypeutes tricinctus)ˈkʌ̨́ñíkį̀
Word list recorded from an elderly man named Tenoro:
Portuguese gloss
(original)English gloss
(translated)Kambiwá fogo fire břázádò fumo smoke pą̃ˈ húì abelha bee ˈkóìm água corrente running water bibi / ε bebida alcoólica indígena
feita de jurema-pretaindigenous liquor made from black jurema
( Mimosa tenuiflora)ʌ̨́žúˈkà bebida alcoólica indígena
feita de muriciindigenous liquor made from murici
( Byrsonima crassifolia)álúˈà besta beast ˈtš̭yápàřú homem branco white man ˈnεkřu ovelha sheep púsέˈrὲ̨ peba six-banded armadillo
( Euphractus sexcinctus)ˈgwášínì porco-do-mato collared peccary
( Pecari tajacu)pǫį veado deer ˈgwą́wų̀
Kambiwá words provided by each informant that differ from each other:
Portuguese English Manoel de Souza Tenoro fogo fire ˈtóὶ břázádò (loanword?) fumo smoke ˈpɔ́ṛ̃ùi pą̃ˈ húì ovelha sheep ˈtyápɔsεřε̨ púsέˈrὲ̨ porco-do-mato peccary ˈtų́pàřà pǫį
References
- ^ a b Meader, Robert E. (1978). Indios do Nordeste: Levantamento sobre os remanescentes tribais do nordeste brasileiro (in Portuguese). Brasilia: SIL International.
- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
- Meader, R. E. 1978. Indios do nordeste. Levantamento sobre os remanescentes tribais do nordeste brasileiro. SIL Internacional. pp 65–92.
- Fabre, Alain (2005): "Kambiwá" (Diccionario etnolingüístico y guía bibliográfica de los pueblos indígenas sudamericanos)