Endangered Languages Project - Yanomamö

Yanomamö

^{[aka Guaicá, Shamateri, Guaharibo]}

Classification: Yanomaman

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vulnerable

ALSO KNOWN AS		Guaicá, Shamateri, Guaharibo, Guajaribo, Yanomamɨ, Yamomame, Guaica, Yanomaman language area, Yanomame, Yanomami, Shamatari, Cobari Kobali, Cobariwa, Yanomani, Yanomamï, Shamatri, Shaathari
CLASSIFICATION		Yanomaman
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		guu
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Western Yanomami (Parima) Eastern Yanomami (Padamo-Orinoco)
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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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

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
18,234
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
18,234
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
6000 speakers (and ethnic population) in Brazil (2006) and 12,234 speakers (and ethnic population in Venezuela (2001).

DATE OF INFO: Brazil (2006), Venezuela (2001)

PLACES: Brazil and Venezuela

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
19,700
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
15,700 in Venezuela, 4000 in Brazil

DATE OF INFO: 2000 (Venezuela), 2006 (Brazil)

PLACES: Brazil, Venezuela

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Brazil: Amazonas and Roraima states: upper tributaries of Rio Negro, along Venezuela border.
Venezuela: Amazonas state: Orinoco-Mavaca area; Eastern dialect: Parima mountains, east of Batau River; Western dialect: Manaviche, Ocamo, and upper Orinoco rivers, Padamo River basin; south of Orinoco River, Cauaburi and Marania rivers’ headwaters; large villages in Siapa River area south.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
17,640
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
15,700 in Venezuela (2000).

DATE OF INFO: 2000

PLACES: Venezuela; Brazil;

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Orinoco-Mavaca area. Eastern dialect: Parima mountains, east of Batau river; Western dialect: Padamo river basin, Ocamo, Manaviche, and upper Orinoco rivers, and south of Orinoco river Marania and Cauaburi rivers’ headwaters, large villages in Siapa river area south.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
17,653
Native speakers worldwide

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Information from: “Glottolog 2.3” . Hammarström, Harald & Forkel, Robert & Haspelmath, Martin & Nordhoff, Sebastian (2014)