Native to Brazil Ethnicity 3,340 (2006–2008) Dialects Kanamari
Katukina | Region Amazonas Native speakers 1,300 (2006) | |
Language family Harákmbut–Katukinan
Katukinian
Kanamarí | ||
Kanamarí, or Katukina-Kanamari, is a Katukinian language spoken by about 650 individuals in Amazonas, Brazil. It is considered endangered.
The two principal varieties, Kanamari (Canamarí) and Katukina (Catuquina), are mutually intelligible, and have both been confused with neighboring languages with the same or similar names.
Synonyms and dialect names include Tshom-djapa, Tsohon-djapa, Wiri-dyapá, Pidá-dyapá, Kutiá-dyapá (Kadiu-diapa, Cutiadapa), Tucun-diapa, Bendiapa, Parawa.
References
Kanamarí language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA