Ninam
[aka Yanam, Nimam, Xiriâna]Classification: Yanomaman
·vulnerable
Classification: Yanomaman
·vulnerable
Yanam, Nimam, Xiriâna, Casapare, Kasrapai, Jawaperi, Crichana, Jawari, Shiriana, Shirianá, Samatari, Yanam-Ninam, Xirianá, Shiriana Casapare, |
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Information from: “Dictionary of Ninam, a Yanomaman Language NSF DEL Abstract” . Campbell, Lyle (2010)
Along the MucajaÌ, upper Urarica·, and Paragua rivers in Roraima, Brazil and Venezuela
Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)” . Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig · SIL International
1200
800 in Brazil (2010 C. Luz), 100 in Venezuela.
About evenly divided between northern and southern dialects.
Bolivar state: Karun and Paragua rivers.
Brazil: Roraima state: Mucajaí, Paragua, Roraima, and upper Uraricaá rivers.
Venezuela: Bolivar state: Karun and Paragua rivers.
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
"470 in Brazil (1976 UFM). Most are monolingual. 236 in southern dialect, 230 in northern dialect."
Roraima, Mucajaí, upper Uraricaá and Paragua rivers.
Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter
466
There are 466 speakers (and ethnic population) in Brazil (2006) and an unknown number of speakers in Venezuela.