Ỹaroamë language

Ỹaroamë
Jawari
Pronunciation[ɲãɾoˈamɨ], [ʤaˈwaɾi]
Native toBrazil
RegionRoraima
EthnicityYanomami
Native speakers
430 (2015)
Yanomam
  • Ỹaroamë
Dialects
  • Opiki
  • Yawaripë
Language codes
ISO 639-3yro
Glottologyaro1235
Yanomaman languages location
  Yanomamö
  Ninam
  Yanomám
  Sanumá
  Ỹaroamë

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):

Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i ĩ, iː ĩː u ũ, uː ũː
Mid ɛ ɛ̃, ɛː ɛ̃ː ə ə̃, əː ə̃ː ⟨ë⟩ o õ, oː õː
Open a ã, aː ãː
Consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Stop p t k
Affricate t͡ʃ ⟨y⟩
Fricative x h
Nasal m n ɲ ⟨ỹ⟩
Approximant w ⟨u⟩
Flap l~ɾ ⟨r⟩
/x/ > [ʃ]/_i
/ə/ > [ɨ]/N_

/t͡ʃ/ and /ɲ/ are cognate to the oral and nasal allophones of /j/ in Yanomam; for this reason they are written ⟨y⟩ and ⟨ỹ⟩ in Yaroame.

References

  1. ↑ "ISO 639-3 Registration Authority : Request for New Language Code Element in ISO 639-3" (PDF). 01.sil.org. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 Ferreira, Helder Perri; Machado, Ana Maria Antunes; Senra, Estevão Benfica. 2019. As línguas Yanomami no Brasil: diversidade e vitalidade. São Paulo: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA) and Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional (IPHAN). 216pp. ISBN 978-85-8226-076-0
  3. ↑ Ferreira, Helder Perri (2011) Esboço gramatical do Yaroamë: Língua Yanomami falada do Serra do Pacu/RR. Rio de Janeiro: Museo do Indio.