Ỹaroamë, or Jawari (Jauari), is a language spoken by the Yanomami people in southern Roraima state, Brazil.[2] It was only recently recognized as a distinct language.
| Ỹaroamë | |
|---|---|
| Jawari | |
| Pronunciation | [ɲãɾoˈamɨ], [ʤaˈwaɾi] |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Roraima |
| Ethnicity | Yanomami |
Native speakers | 430 (2015)[1] |
Language family | Yanomam
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yro |
| Glottolog | yaro1235 |
Its name Jawari (Yawari, Joari, Yoari, etc.) is shared with the Ninam language.
There are two dialects spoken in Roraima, Brazil:[2]
The inventory per Ferreira (2011):[3]
| 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 a: ã: |
| 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⟩ |
/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.
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