Etnolingüística

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In eastern Brazil, most indigenous languages were only superficially documented before becoming extinct. Besides hampering attempts at genetic classification of the languages of the region, the lack of linguistic data seriously limits our knowledge of possible cultural contacts among the several tribes listed by colonial sources. Notwithstanding that, this paper attempts to provide a few additional pieces for the ethnographic puzzle which is eastern Brazil, focusing on loanwords found in Kipeá, a Karirí language once spoken in the present-day states of Bahia and Sergipe, in northeastern Brazil. Besides allowing a glimpse into situations of language contact in eastern Brazil, the identification of previously unsuspected loanwords may contribute to a better understanding of phonological aspects of Kipeá.