Kagwahiva language

Kawahíva is a Tupi–Guarani dialect cluster of Brazil.
The Tenharim, Parintintín, Jiahúi, Amondawa, Karipúna, Uru-eu-wau-wau, Piripkúra, and Capivarí all call themselves Kawahíva. Their speech is mutually intelligible, and also similar with other languages or dialects now extinct. The closest Tupí-Guaraní language seems to be Apiaká, spoken in Mato Grosso.

Varieties

There are different internal classifications of the pan-Kawahíwa, which differ in, e.g., whether Kayabí and Apiaká should be included as part of the dialectal cluster. The one listed in Aguilar follows:

Kawahíwa
*Northern
**
**
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**Juma
*Southern
**Jupaú
**Amondawa
**
**Apiaká
**Kayabí
**
**isolated groups

Languages spoken in north-central Rondônia are Karipúna, Uru-eu-wau-wau, Amondawa, and unidentified varieties by some isolated groups. Languages spoken in northeastern Mato Grosso and southern Pará are Apiaká, Kayabí, Piripkúra, and unidentified varieties by some isolated groups.

Phonology

Phonemic inventory of the Tenharim dialect:

	Front	Central	Back
High
Mid
Low

/a, ã/ are heard as in unstressed syllables.
/ɲ/ can be heard as when in unstressed positions.
/β/ can also be heard as .