Cávere (Cabere, Cabre) is an extinct Arawakan language of Colombia. Not enough is known to classify it well.[1]: 4–5
Geographical distribution
Cávere was spoken along the Guaviare River in Colombia.[1]: 4–5 Čestmír Loukotka (1968) reports it was spoken along the Teviare and Zama rivers in Vichada Department.[2]
Classification
The Italian Jesuit priest Filippo Salvatore Gilij (see Campbell) cited:[3]: 32
| Maipure | Güipunave | Cávere | (gloss) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yema | dema | shema | ‘tobacco’ |
| yapa | dapa | shapa | ‘monte’ (hill, bush) |
Vocabulary
Very little vocabulary of Cávere was recorded. A total of three words are listed in Gilij’s Saggio di Storia Americana:[1]
| Gloss | Cávere |
|---|---|
| supreme being | Purrùnaminàri |
| tobacco | scema |
| mountain | sciapa |
⟨sc⟩ represents a voiceless postalveolar fricative [ʃ].[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Zamponi, Raoul (2003). Maipure. Languages of the World: Materials 192. Munich: Lincom Europa. ISBN 978-3-89586-757-6.
- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Wilbert, Johannes (ed.). Classification of South American Indian Languages (PDF) (4th ed.). Latin American Center, UCLA: Latin American Center, University of California Los Angeles. ISBN 9780879031077.
- ^ Campbell, Lyle (1997). American Indian languages: the historical linguistics of Native America (PDF). Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-509427-5.