Kambiwá language


Kambiwá Cambioá is an extinct unclassified language of Brazil. A couple dozen words were collected by Wilbur Pickering during the 1960s from two people living in Barreira, Petrolândia, Pernambuco. However, by that time the language was not in active use.

Classification

Apart from two apparent borrowings, none of the words are relatable to known languages. Loukotka characterized the language as unclassifiable due to lack of data.

Vocabulary

In 1961, two word lists of Kambiwá were collected by Wilbur Pickering from elderly rememberers in Barreira, Petrolândia, Pernambuco. The word lists are published in Meader.
Word list recorded from Manoel de Souza:
Word list recorded from an elderly man named Tenoro:
Kambiwá words provided by both informants differ from each other: