Katembri–Taruma languages

Katembri–Taruma
(proposed)
Geographic distribution	Brazil, Guyana
Linguistic classification	Proposed language family
Subdivisions	Katembrí † Taruma
Language codes
Glottolog	(not evaluated)

Katembri–Taruma is a language family proposed by Kaufman (1990)^[1] that links two extinct or critically endangered languages of South America:

• Katembri–Taruma
  • Katembrí, a.k.a. Mirandela of Bahia State, Brazil^[2]
  • Taruma, a.k.a. Taruamá of Brazil and Guyana

The proposal is not repeated in Campbell (2012).^[3]

See also

• Kariri languages

References

1. Kaufman, Terrence. (1990). Language history in South America: What we know and how to know more. In D. L. Payne (Ed.), Amazonian linguistics: Studies in lowland South American languages (pp. 13–67). Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-70414-3.
2. Métraux, A. (1951). Une nouvelle langue Tapuya de la région de Bahia, (Brésil). Journal de la Société de Americanistes. 40: 51-58
3. Campbell, Lyle (2012). "Classification of the indigenous languages of South America". In Grondona, Verónica; Campbell, Lyle (eds.). The Indigenous Languages of South America. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 2. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 59–166. ISBN 9783110255133.

• Alfred Métraux, 1951, Une nouvelle langue Tapuya de la région de Bahia, (Brésil)[1]