Katawixi language
Katukinian language of Brazil
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Katawixi (Catawishi) is a Katukinian language formerly spoken in Amazonas, Brazil. It is nearly extinct among the known populations of Katawixi people, though an uncontacted group nearby may be Katawixi-speaking.[2][3] Only a handful of isolated tribes still speak this language.
Vocabulary
The following wordlist of Katawixi is taken from Loukotka (1949), which republishes a 1921 manuscript.[4]
| Gloss | Katawixi |
|---|---|
| caiman | kadyuhe |
| tooth | hí-i |
| water | wãpti |
| large | dyanakse |
| man | bitso |
| jaguar | wangka |
| tongue | no |
| moon | kuéyi |
| corn | barbara |
| cassava | mãhĩ |
| eye | erada |
| ear | kirába |
| parrot | awáru |
| small | purati |
| sun | diwa |
| tobacco | wasara |
| tapir | kiaa |
| head | tu kãe |
