| Kepkiriwát | |
|---|---|
| Kepkeriwát | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Rondônia |
| Ethnicity | Kepkiriwát |
| Extinct | 1950s[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kpn |
| Glottolog | kepk1241 |
Kepkiriwát is an extinct Tupian language of the state of Rondônia, in the Amazon region of Brazil.
Vocabulary
[edit]Loukotka (1949) compiles two wordlists of Kepkiriwát, one from an anonymous wordlist, marked A, and a manuscript sent in 1924 to the archives of Manaus by Joaquim Gondim, an employee of the Indian Protection Service (SPI), marked G.
| Gloss | Kepkiriwát | Comparison |
|---|---|---|
| tree | kêba G | |
| bow | taká A | |
| white | ki-rará G, kerára A | |
| to drink | yukamon A | Tupi eú |
| canoe | anišá G, amišá A | |
| dog | a-urê G | Tupi yauara |
| crocodile | irà G, erà A | |
| tooth | iñãin G, ñain A | Mundurukú noi |
| water | amãni G, aman, eman A | |
| to hear | uapia G | |
| star | mê-uãn G, mãã, mũá A | |
| woman | buhi G, boêi A | |
| fire | garãmbi G, garambí A | |
| arrow | oikêp G, yekũp A | Kawahíb yerau |
| large | uêre G, uerê A | Emerillon düu |
| ax | tiá G, teá A | |
| man | nakuête G, nãkuête A |
References
[edit]- ^ Kepkiriwát at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1949). "Sur quelques langues et dialectes inconnus de l'Amérique du Sud" (PDF). Lingua Posnaniensis. 1: 76{{subst:endash}}78. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
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