Waiká, also Yanomám (or Yanomae, Yanomama, Yanomami),[2] is one of several closely related languages spoken by the Yanomami people in Brazil. Most speakers are monolingual. For a grammatical description, see Yanomaman languages.
| Waiká | |
|---|---|
| Yąnomamɨ | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Roraima, Amazonas |
| Ethnicity | Yanomami |
Native speakers | 6,000 (2006)[1] |
Yanomam
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wca |
| Glottolog | yano1262 |
| ELP | Yanomam |
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The names Waika (Guaica) and Yanomami are shared with the Yanomamö language.
References edit
- ^ Waiká at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ 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
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