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Ninam language

Yanam
Ninam
Native to Brazil, Venezuela
Native speakers
800 in Brazil (2010)
100 in Venezuela (no date)
including 430 Yaroamë (2015)
Yanomam
  • Yanam
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog nina1238

Yanam, or Ninam, is a Yanomaman language spoken in Roraima, Brazil (800 speakers) and southern Venezuela near the Mucajai, upper Uraricáa, and Paragua rivers.

Yanam is also known by the following names: Ninam, Yanam–Ninam, Xirianá, Shiriana Casapare, Kasrapai, Jawaperi, Crichana, Jawari, Shiriana, Eastern Yanomaman.

Gordon (2009) reports 2 main varieties (Northern, Southern). Kaufman (1994) reports 3:

The name Jawari is shared with Yaroamë.



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