Ỹaroamë, or Jawari (Jauari), is a language spoken by the
Yanomami people in southern
Roraima
Roraima (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas ...
state, Brazil.
[Ferreira, Helder Perri; Machado, Ana Maria Antunes; Senra, Estevão Benfica. 2019. ]
As lÃnguas Yanomami no Brasil: diversidade e vitalidade
'. São Paulo: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA) and Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e ArtÃstico Nacional (IPHAN). 216pp. It was only recently recognized as a distinct language.
Its name ''Jawari'' (Yawari, Joari, Yoari, etc.) is shared with the
Ninam language.
Dialects
There are two dialects spoken in
Roraima
Roraima (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas ...
, Brazil:
*Opiki (Highland/Serra): in the Serra do
Pacu
Pacu () is a common name used to refer to several species of omnivorous South American freshwater serrasalmid fish that are related to the piranha. Pacu and piranha do not have similar teeth, the main difference being jaw alignment; piranha hav ...
(
Catrimani Mission)
*Yawaripë (Lowland/Baixada): in
Ajarani and
Apiaú
Phonology
The inventory per Ferreira (2011):
[Ferreira, Helder Perri (2011) ''Esboço gramatical do Yaroamë: LÃngua Yanomami falada do Serra do Pacu/RR.'' Rio de Janeiro: Museo do Indio.]
:/x/ >
ƒ_i
:/É™/ >
¨N_
and are cognate to the oral and nasal allophones of in Yanomam; for this reason they are written and in Yaroame.
References
Yanomaman languages
Subject–object–verb languages
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