Extinct language of Brazil
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
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
For a word list of Katembri (Kariri of Mirandela) by Bandeira (1972),[ 2] Portuguese article .
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
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
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