Katawixi language


Katawixi is a Katukinian language formerly spoken in Amazonas, Brazil. It is nearly extinct among the known populations of Katawixi people, though an uncontacted group nearby may be Katawixi-speaking. Only a handful of isolated tribes still speak this language.

Vocabulary

The following wordlist of Katawixi is taken from Loukotka, which republishes a 1921 manuscript.
GlossKatawixi
caimankadyuhe
toothhí-i
waterwãpti
largedyanakse
manbitso
jaguarwangka
tongueno
moonkuéyi
cornbarbara
cassavamãhĩ
eyeerada
earkirába
parrotawáru
smallpurati
sundiwa
tobaccowasara
tapirkiaa
headtu kãe