Kagwahiva language

Kawahíva
Kagwahiva, Kawahib
Native toBrazil
RegionMato Grosso and Rondônia
Ethnicity(see varieties below)
Native speakers
560 (2024)
Tupian
Dialects
  • Tenharim
  • Diahoi
  • Parintintin
  • Juma
  • Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau
  • Amondawa
  • Karipuna
  • Piripkura
  • Capivarí
  • Paranawat
  • Ipotewát
  • Takwatíp
  • Morerebi (unattested)
  • ?Mialat (unattested)
  • ?Jabotiféd (unattested)
  • ?Tukumanfed (unattested)
  • ?Pawaté (unattested)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
pah – TenharimParintintín
urz – Uru-eu-wau-wau
kuq – Karipuná (confuses Kawahib with Jau-Navo)
jua – Júma
xmo – Morerebi
tkf – ? Tukumanféd (unattested)
paf – Paranawát
adw – Amondawa
Glottologkawa1296
ELPKaripuna
 Júma

Kawahíva (Kawahíb, Kagwahib) is a Tupi–Guarani dialect cluster of Brazil.

The Tenharim (self-designation, Pyri 'near, together'), Parintintín, Jiahúi, Amondawa, Karipúna, Uru-eu-wau-wau (self-designation Jupaú), Piripkúra, Júma, 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, formerly spoken in Mato Grosso.