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Kaiwá

A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3: kgk

Population	18,000 in Brazil (2003 ISA). Population total all countries: 18,510.
Region	Mato Grosso do Sul. Also in Argentina.
Language map	Brazil, reference number 167
Alternate names	Caingua, Caiua, Caiwa, Cayua, Kaiova, Kayova
Dialects	Teüi, Tembekuá, Kaiwá. Some comprehension of Paraguayan Guaraní [gug]. Lexical similarity: 70% with Pai Tavytera [pta] of Paraguay.
Classification	Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup I
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1986.
Writing system	Latin script.

Also spoken in:

Argentina

Language name	Kaiwá
Population	510 in Argentina.
Region	Northeast Argentina.
Language map	Argentina and Chile
Alternate names	Caingua, Caiwá, Kayova

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BENDOR-SAMUEL, David, editor. 1971. Tupi studies 1.  

BRIDGEMAN, Loraine I., author. 1961. "Kaiwa (Guarani) phonology."

BRIDGEMAN, Loraine I., author. 1966. Oral paragraphs in Kaiwa (Guarani).

BRIDGEMAN, Loraine I., author. 1981. O parágrafo na fala dos kaiwá-guarani.

BRIDGEMAN, Loraine I., author. 2007. O parágrafo na fala dos kaiwá-guarani.  

BRIDGEMAN, Loraine I., author. 2008. "Os parágrafos gramaticais, fonológicos y léxicais na língua Kaiwá."

DOOLEY, Robert A., editor. 1984. Estudos sobre línguas tupí do Brasil.

HARRISON, Carl H.; TAYLOR, John M., authors. 1971. "Nasalization in Kaiwá."  

LARAIA, Roque de Barros, author. 1971. "A estrutura do parentesco tupí."  

TAYLOR, Audrey Helen; TAYLOR, John Michael, authors. Available: 2010; Created: 1966. Statement of Kaiwá Grammar from Clause to Morpheme Level.  

TAYLOR, Audrey; TAYLOR, John M., authors. 1966. "Nove contos contados pelos kaiwás e guaranis."

TAYLOR, John M., author. 1977. Propositions and their relations in a tribal language.

TAYLOR, John M., author. 1984. "A interrogação na língua kaiwá."  

TAYLOR, John M., author. 1984. "Marcação temporal na língua kaiwá."  

TAYLOR, John M., author. Available: 2011; Created: 1997. O papel das aves na cosmovisão do povo indígena Kaiwá.