Endangered Languages Project - Yanomam

Yanomam

^{[aka Yanomami, Waiká, Yanoam]}

Classification: Yanomaman

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Yanomami, Waiká, Yanoam, Yanomaé, Surara, Xurima, Parahuri, Central Waicá, Waicá, Yanam, Yanomaman language area, Yanomámi, Yanomamé
CLASSIFICATION		Yanomaman
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		wca
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Yanamam Jauari (Aica / Joari / Yoari) Kohoroxitari Nanomam (Karime) Xamatari Yanamam (Patimitheri /Waika) Yanomam (Guadema / Naomam / Wadema / Warema) Yanomay (Toototobi).
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Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
>4,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
>4000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are 4,000 speakers (and ethnic population) in Brazil (2006) and an unknown number of speakers in Venezuela, where it is known as Yanomae.

DATE OF INFO: 2006

PLACES: Brazil and Venezuela

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
9,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number data: (SIL 1994). ISA (2000) gives 11,700 for all Yanomam groups in Brazil

6,000 (Moore 2006). (2016.)

DATE OF INFO: 1994

PLACES: Brazil;

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Roraima, Waicá post, Uraricuera river; Amazonas, Toototobi post; Roraima, Catrimani River

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000-9,999
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Papiu, Brazil

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
9,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~3,800
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Brazil and Venezuela

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

Venezuela, Amazonas State, headwaters of the Upper Parima and
Orinoco rivers area.

Brazil, Roraima State and northern Amazonas State, Terra Indigena
Yanomami.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,000
Native speakers worldwide

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

2.650011,-63.15385

COORDINATES

3.3818,-63.8085

COORDINATES

2.33333333333,-63.0

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Information from: “"Documentation and Description of the Yanomama of Papiu, an Endagered Yanomami language of Brazil" HRELP Abstract” . Ferreira, Helder Perri (2010)