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.
Its name Jawari (Yawari, Joari, Yoari, etc.) is shared with the Ninam language.
Dialects
There are two dialects spoken in Roraima, Brazil:[2]
- Opiki (Highland/Serra): in the Serra do Pacu (Catrimani Mission)
- Yawaripë (Lowland/Baixada): in Ajarani and Apiaú
Phonology
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, aː ãː |
| 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
- ^ "ISO 639-3 Registration Authority : Request for New Language Code Element in ISO 639-3" (PDF). 01.sil.org. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ Ferreira, Helder Perri (2011) Esboço gramatical do Yaroamë: Língua Yanomami falada do Serra do Pacu/RR. Rio de Janeiro: Museo do Indio.
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