Katembrí Language
Katembri (''Catrimbi'' ic ''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. 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),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) see the corresponding Portuguese article. Lou ...
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