Endangered Languages Project - Ninam

Ninam

^{[aka Yanam, Nimam, Xiriâna]}

Classification: Yanomaman

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vulnerable

ALSO KNOWN AS		Yanam, Nimam, Xiriâna, Casapare, Kasrapai, Jawaperi, Crichana, Jawari, Shiriana, Shirianá, Samatari, Yanam-Ninam, Xirianá, Shiriana Casapare,
CLASSIFICATION		Yanomaman
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		shb
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		The variety called Yaroame (ISO 639-3 code: yro) is considered by linguists including Helder Feirrera to be a language distinct from Ninam; however, opinions on this dialect-language division are varied, as there is some mutual intelligibility between Ninam varieties. For the purposes of the Catalogue of Endangered Languages, Yaroame is considered a variety of Ninam.

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Information from: “Dictionary of Ninam, a Yanomaman Language NSF DEL Abstract” . Campbell, Lyle (2010)

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
560
Native speakers worldwide

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Brazil, Venezuela

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Along the MucajaÌ, upper Urarica·, and Paragua rivers in Roraima, Brazil and Venezuela

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
570
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"470 in Brazil (1976 UFM). Most are monolingual. 236 in southern dialect, 230 in northern dialect."

DATE OF INFO: 1976

PLACES: Venezuela; Brazil;

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Roraima, Mucajaí, upper Uraricaá and Paragua rivers.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
566
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
566
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
>466
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
466
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are 466 speakers (and ethnic population) in Brazil (2006) and an unknown number of speakers in Venezuela.

DATE OF INFO: 2006

PLACES: Brazil and Venezuela

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
900
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1200
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
800 in Brazil (2010 C. Luz), 100 in Venezuela.
About evenly divided between northern and southern dialects.

DATE OF INFO: 2010

MORE ON VITALITY

Bolivar state: Karun and Paragua rivers.

PLACES: Brazil, Venezuela

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Brazil: Roraima state: Mucajaí, Paragua, Roraima, and upper Uraricaá rivers.
Venezuela: Bolivar state: Karun and Paragua rivers.

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

3.5,-62.8333333333

COORDINATES

4.5435,-63.5668

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Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press