Yaroamë language

For other ethnic Yanomami languages, see Yanomaman languages.
Yaroamë
Jawari
Native to Brazil
Region Roraima
Ethnicity Yanomami
Native speakers
430 (2015)[1]
Yanomam
  • Yaroamë
Language codes
ISO 639-3 yro
Glottolog yaro1235[2]

Yaroamë, or Jawari (Jauari), is a language spoken by the Yanomami people in Brazil. It was only recently recognized as a distinct language.

The name Jawari (Yawari, Joari, Yoari, etc.) is shared with the Ninam language.

References

  1. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Yaroame". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.


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