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Ỹaroamë language

Ỹaroamë, or Jawari (Jauari), is a language spoken by the Yanomami people in southern Roraima state, Brazil. It was only recently recognized as a distinct language.

Its name Jawari (Yawari, Joari, Yoari, etc.) is shared with the Ninam language.

Dialects

There are two dialects spoken in Roraima, Brazil:

Phonology

The inventory per Ferreira (2011):

/x/ > [ʃ]/_i
/ə/ > [ɨ]/N_

and are cognate to the oral and nasal allophones of in Yanomam; for this reason they are written and in Yaroame.

References