Cavineña (Kabina)

Cavineña is a Tacanan language spoken by about 600 people in the Beni Department in northern Bolivia. In particular, it is spoken along the Beni River mainly in and around Reyes, a municipality in José Ballivián Province, and also in Riberalta in the Vaca Díez Province, in the northwest of the Beni Department. Cavineña is considered endangered as most speakers are adults. Few children are acquiring the language and are more likely to speak Spanish.

Cavineña is also known as Cavinena, Cavineño, Caviña, Kavinenya, Kabina, Kavinya, Kabineño or Kabineña. It is recognised as an official indigenous language in Bolivia. There are several ways to write Cavineña with the Latin alphabet, and there is a version of the Bible in Cavineña.

Cavineña alphabet and pronunciation

Download an alphabet chart for Cavineña (Excel)

Sample text

—Yusu tsehue quisaratiyaque, jadya neacue: Ecuanaja Etata barepaju aniyaque, muiba ishuque mique. Adebaya mique ecuana juchama nerique. Pajuetihuisha huecaca micue ecuana naru ishuque.
Tyacue ecuana riyaque huecaca ara ishuque ecuanara sareyaque.
Apupashacue ecuanaja jucha cuana. Ecuana peya cuanara jidama ayaque nime aputaya bucha, jadidya ecuanaja ecuana jidama juya cuanaque apupashacue. Satanásra cajuchatishacara ayaju, ecuana tsahuacue, ecuana ecajuchatiuju”, jadya neacue Yusu tsehue quisaratiyaque.

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/538/LUK.11.CAV

Translation

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Give us day by day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
The Lord's Prayer - Luke 11: 2-4

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV

Sample vidoes in and about Cavineña

Information about Cavineña | Numbers

Links

Information about the Cavineña languages
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavineña_language
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idioma_cavineño
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavineño
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/cav
https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/cavi1250
http://www.language-archives.org/language/cav
https://pueblosindigenas.es/lenguas/cavineno/
https://www.native-languages.org/cavinena.htm
http://www.proel.org/index.php?pagina=mundo/amerindia/ge_pano/takanan/kavinenya

Trans-New Guinea languages

Amele, Angaataha, Awara, Barai, Beami, Bimin, Binumarien, Blagar, Borong, Burum, Dadibi, Daga, Eipo, Faiwol, Guhu-Samane, Hamtai, Huli, Kalamang, Kanasi, Ketengban, Klon, Komba, Meriam Mir, Ngaing, Nobonob, Sawila, Suabo, Tairoa, Teiwa, Wantoat, Waris, Waskia, Woisika, Yali, Yipma, Yonggom

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 04.06.24. Last modified: 09.06.26

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