Karipuna

Print

Primary tabs

A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3
kuq
Alternate Names
Ah’e, Caripuna, Jau-Navo, Juanauo, Kagwahiva, Karipuna de Rondônia, Karipuna do Guaporé
User Population

10 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 14 (Crevels 2012).

Location

Rondônia state: Jaru, Jamery, Urupa, Cabecciras, Candeias, and Jaciparana rivers’ banks.

Language Maps
Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Kawahib, Parintintin
Dialects

Jacaria, Pama (Pamana). The Karipuna, Amundava [adw], Kayabi [kyz], Júma [jua], and Tenharim [pah] all call themselves, Kagwahiva (Kagwahibm, Kagwahiv, Kawahip, Kavahiva, Kawaib, Kagwahiph). These varieties along with Uru-eu-wau-wau [urz] and Morerebi [xmo] are reportedly all linguistically very similar.

Language Use

Shifted to Portuguese [por]. Also use Tenharim [pah].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Karipuna
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Loukotka identified this as Panoan [knt].