Ỹaroamë, or Jawari (Jauari), is a language spoken by the Yanomami people in southern Roraima state, Brazil.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. 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:
Opiki (Highland/Serra): in the Serra do Pacu (Catrimani Mission) Yawaripë (Lowland/Baixada): in Ajarani and Apiaú
Phonology The inventory per Ferreira (2011):Ferreira, Helder Perri (2011) Esboço gramatical do Yaroamë: Língua Yanomami falada do Serra do Pacu/RR. Rio de Janeiro: Museo do Indio.
+VowelsFrontCentralBackClose , , Mid , , , Open , +ConsonantsBilabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalStopAffricate FricativeNasal Approximant Flap~
/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.
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