Katembri language

Katembrí
Katembrí
Kiriri
Native to	Brazil
Region	Banzaê and Quijingue, Bahia
Ethnicity	Katembrí
Extinct	c. 1960s
Language family	Katembri–Taruma ? Katembrí;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Linguist List	qef (shared with Efatese)
Glottolog	None

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

Bandeira (1972)

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

Loukotka (1968)

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)

A word list for Kariri of Mirandela from Métraux (1951) is reproduced below, with both original French glosses and translated English glosses.^[3] Corresponding words are also given in Taruma from Serke (2022).^[4]

French gloss (original)	English gloss (translated)	Kariri of Mirandela	Taruma
tête	head	quitipati	ada
cheveux	hair	idiqui-quetipati	aduko
cils	eyelashes	panadô
oreille	ear	erintucá	asukidjo
dent	tooth	ericofomuqui, uiça (?)
langue	tongue	buniqui	ninoba
lèvre	lip	biquiri	asuo, asuoba
épaule	shoulder	pufixié	parawa
bras	arm	bunififufa	akwa
main	hand	quifi	ahõ
doigt	finger	comodoi	gwiri 'fingernail'
ventre	belly	mudô	awicha
fesses	buttocks	coquibi	djisu
cuisses	thighs	botiti	akwacha 'hip, thigh'
genou	knee	cofi	orokoda
tibia	tibia	cocudú
mollet	calf	ila
chevilles	ankles	popu
plante du pied	sole	bebaá
orteil	toe	ticá
soleil	sun	bozofoxi	wã
lune	moon	boa	biwa
pluie	rain	ifó	hoza
éclair	lightning	irirumaré
croix-du-sud	Southern Cross	quipapoqui
étoile	star	detiquimen	hwira
feu	fire	quééfurtitiu	fwa
forêt	forest	sequieifi	nokoda
cerf	deer	prucô	hichika
pécari	peccary	faú	ba'i 'collared peccary'
nandou	rhea	bruan
cutia	agouti	foifro	hoki
coati	coati	bizaui	kasu
tamanoir	anteater	bizaui	kio
lapin	rabbit	miriú
serpent	snake	anguiú	bahõ
tatou	armadillo	bozucú	kabayo
renard	fox	jacá	koki
caméléon	chameleon	granharó
jaguar	jaguar	boiocozzoboingiado	danu
chèvre	goat	pobifi
chien	dog	gazzorú	hi
poule	chicken	apucá	akara
plantation	plantation	dotitoti
maïs	maize	paifiquinioré	choka 'corn'
haricot	bean	buzufuxi
courge	squash	croionho
manioc	cassava	micu	nito
tapioca	tapioca	quenêoé
beiju	beiju	beniti
tabac	tobacco	bozê, labora	soma (from Wapishana soom)
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	hogiku 'white'
bon blanc	bright white	carai-fizou	hogiku 'white'
métis	mixed	carai-naré	kiribi 'mix'
rouge	red	urango-cozzo	hishiku
noir	black	arango-naré	dukwu
vrai noir	deep black	urango-taré

References

^ ^a ^b Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
^ 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)
^ ^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.
^ Serke, Anna K. (2022). A description of Taruma phonology (Thesis). Universitat Leiden.