Kadiweu language
Encyclopedia
Kadiweu is a Mataco–Guaicuru language spoken by 1,200-1,800 people in Brazil
. It is mainly a subject–verb–object language and its ISO 639-3
code is kbc.
Kadiwéu is a Waikurúan language
spoken by about 1,000 Indians distributed over an area of 5,380 km² near the town of Bodoquena
in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul
, Brazil.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It is mainly a subject–verb–object language and its ISO 639-3
ISO 639-3
ISO 639-3:2007, Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages, is an international standard for language codes in the ISO 639 series. The standard describes three‐letter codes for identifying languages. It extends the ISO 639-2...
code is kbc.
Kadiwéu is a Waikurúan language
Guaicuruan languages
Guaicuruan is a language family spoken in northern Argentina, western Paraguay, and Brazil .-Family division:...
spoken by about 1,000 Indians distributed over an area of 5,380 km² near the town of Bodoquena
Bodoquena
Bodoquena is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 8,168 and its area is 2,507 km²....
in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil.Neighboring Brazilian states are Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay and Bolivia to the west. The economy of the state is largely based on agriculture and cattle-raising...
, Brazil.
External links
- Entry for Kadiweu at Ethnologue
- http://www.language-museum.com/k/kadiweu.htm