Kayabí (Caiabi; also Kawaiwete) is a Tupian language spoken by the Kayabí people of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Although the Kayabi call themselves Kagwahiva, their language is not part of the Kagwahiva language.
It is spoken in the Xingu Indigenous Park and Apiaká-Kayabi Indigenous Territory.
Phonology
Consonants LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarLabio-velarGlottalPlosive NasalFricativeTapApproximant /f/ can also be heard as a bilabial fricative .
Vowels FrontCentralBackHigh Mid Low
References
External links Lapierre, Myriam. 2018. Kawaiwete Field Materials. Survey of California and Other Indian Languages.