Kaiwá language
Tupian language spoken in Argentina and Brazil
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Kaiwá is a Guarani language spoken by about 18,000 Kaiwá people in Brazil in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and 510 people in northeastern Argentina. Literacy is 5-10% in Kaiwá and 15–25% in Portuguese. Kaiwá proper is 70% lexically similar to the Pai Tavytera language, and its similarity to its linguistic cousin Guaraní, one of the two national-languages of Paraguay alongside the Spanish language, means it is even sometimes considered mutually intelligible.[1]
| Kaiwá | |
|---|---|
| Kayova | |
| Native to | Argentina, Brazil |
| Region | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Ethnicity | Kaiwá |
Native speakers | 18,000 (2003)[1] |
Tupian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kgk |
| Glottolog | kaiw1246 |
| ELP | Kaiwá |
Extent of the Kaiwá language in the northeast Argentine panhandle shown in teal. | |
Phonology
Sample text
Original Kaiwá 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.[3]
Guarani translation:
Reguatáramo ka'aguýre rehecháta gua'a pytã. Hague pytã porã. Oveve yvatetere'i yvágare. Ovevẽro "Kaa! Kaa!" he'i. Heta oĩ gua'a pytã ka'aguýre.
Portuguese translation:[3]
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 no 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.
