Katembri language

Katembrí
Kiriri
Native toBrazil
RegionBanzaê and Quijingue, Bahia
Extinct(date missing)
Katembri–Taruma ?
  • Katembrí
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
qef
GlottologNone

Katembri (Catrimbi [sic], Kariri de Mirandela, Mirandela) was a divergent language of Bahia, northeastern Brazil that appears to be distantly related to Taruma (Kaufman 1990).

It is known only from about 100 words collected in the early 1960s from João Manoel Domingos, an elderly rememberer with vague memories of the language.

Katembri was spoken at the mission of Saco dos Morcegos, now known as Mirandela, Bahia.[1]

Other languages with this name

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Xukuru-Kariri is a variety of Xokó, which may be a Kariri language. The name Kiriri is shared by Dzubukuá, another Kariri language, and by Xukuru.

Vocabulary

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Bandeira (1972)

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For a word list of Katembri (Kariri of Mirandela) by Bandeira (1972),[2] see the corresponding Portuguese article.

Loukotka (1968)

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Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Katembri, based on a 1951 word list by Alfred Métraux.[1][3]

gloss Katembri
ear eri-ntuka
tooth eri-kofomuki
sun bozofoshi
moon boa
tobacco boze

Métraux (1951)

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A word list for Kariri of Mirandela from Métraux (1951) is reproduced below, with both original French glosses and translated English glosses.[3]

French gloss (original) English gloss (translated) Kariri of Mirandela
tête head quitipati
cheveux hair idiqui-quetipati
cils eyelashes panadô
oreille ear erintucá
dent tooth ericofomuqui, uiça (?)
langue tongue buniqui
lèvre lip biquiri
épaule shoulder pufixié
bras arm bunififufa
main hand quifi
doigt finger comodoi
ventre belly mudô
fesses buttocks coquibi
cuisses thighs botiti
genou knee cofi
tibia tibia cocudú
mollet calf ila
chevilles ankles popu
plante du pied sole bebaá
orteil toe ticá
soleil sun bozofoxi
lune moon boa
pluie rain ifó
éclair lightning irirumaré
croix-du-sud Southern Cross quipapoqui
étoile star detiquimen
feu fire quééfurtitiu
forêt forest sequieifi
cerf deer prucô
pécari peccary faú
nandou rhea bruan
cutia agouti foifro
coati coati bizaui
tamanoir anteater bizaui
lapin rabbit miriú
serpent snake anguiú
tatou armadillo bozucú
renard fox jacá
caméléon chameleon granharó
jaguar jaguar boiocozzoboingiado
chèvre goat pobifi
chien dog gazzorú
poule chicken apucá
plantation plantation dotitoti
maïs maize paifiquinioré
haricot bean buzufuxi
courge squash croionho
manioc cassava micu
tapioca tapioca quenêoé
beiju beiju beniti
tabac tobacco bozê, labora
belle personne beautiful person dixi
personne laide ugly person boxé
personne mariée married person fofi
célibataire celibate person coni
vieillard old person chibó
mauvais blanc mild white carai-box
bon blanc bright white carai-fizou
métis mixed carai-naré
rouge red urango-cozzo
noir black arango-naré
vrai noir deep black urango-taré

References

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  1. ^ a b Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
  2. ^ Bandeira, Maria de Lourdes. 1972. Os Kariris de Mirandela: Um Grupo Indígena Integrado. Estudos Baianos 6. Salvador: Universidade Federal da Bahia. (Apêndice "Sobrevivência lingüística", p. 111-118; "Bibliografia", p. 169-171)
  3. ^ a b Métraux, Alfred. 1951. Une nouvelle langue Tapuya de la région de Bahia, (Brésil). Journal de la société des américanistes, Année 1951, Volume 40, Numéro 1. p. 51-58.