Ninam language

Native to Brazil, Venezuela ISO 639-3 shb		Language family Yanomam Yanam Glottolog nina1238
Native speakers 800 in Brazil (2010) 100 in Venezuela (no date) including 430 Yaroamë (2015)

Yanam, or Ninam, is a Yanomaman language spoken in Roraima, Brazil (800 speakers) and southern Venezuela near the Mucajai, upper Uraricáa, and Paragua rivers.

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Synonymy

Yanam is also known by the following names: Ninam, Yanam–Ninam, Xirianá, Shiriana Casapare, Kasrapai, Jawaperi, Crichana, Jawari, Shiriana, Eastern Yanomaman.

Regional variation

Gordon (2009) reports 2 main varieties (Northern, Southern). Kaufman (1994) reports 3:

Yanam (a.k.a. Northern Yanam/Ninam (Xiliana, Shiriana, Uraricaa-Paragua))
Ninam (a.k.a. Southern Yanam/Ninam (Xilixana, Shirishana, Mukajai))
Jawarib

The name Jawari is shared with Yaroamë.

References

Ninam language Wikipedia

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