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Yanomaman Languages
Yanomaman, also as Yanomam, Yanomáman, Yamomámi, and Yanomamana (also Shamatari, Shirianan), is a family of languages spoken by about 20,000 Yanomami, Yanomami people in southern Venezuela and northwestern Brazil (Roraima, Amazonas State, Brazil, Amazonas). Subdivision Ferreira et al. (2019) Ferreira, Machado & Senra (2019) divide the Yanomaman family into two branches, with six languages in total. * Yanomaman ** Ninam-Yanomam-Yaroamë *** ''Nimam'' **** Ninam language, Ninam (also known as Yanami, Yanami-Ninami) - 900 speakers in Venezuela and Brazil *** ''Yanomam-Yaroamë'' **** Waiká language, Yanomám (also known as Waiká) - 6,000 speakers mainly in Brazil **** Yanomamö language, Yanomamö (also known as Yanomame, Yanomami) - 20,000 speakers mainly in Venezuela **** Yaroamë language, Yaroamë (also known as Jawari) - 400 speakers in Brazil **** Yãnoma language, Yãnoma - 178 speakers in Brazil ** Sanumá *** Sanumá language, Sanumá (also known as Tsanuma, Sanima) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yąnomamö
The Yanomami, also spelled Yąnomamö or Yanomama, are a group of approximately 35,000 indigenous people who live in some 200–250 villages in the Amazon rainforest on the border between Venezuela and Brazil. Etymology The ethnonym ''Yanomami'' was produced by anthropologists based on the word , which, in the expression , signifies "human beings." This expression is opposed to the categories (game animals) and (invisible or nameless beings), but also (enemy, stranger, non-indigenous). According to ethnologist Jacques Lizot: ''Yanomamö'' and ''Yanomama'' are variant spellings. Supporters of the work on the tribe of anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon usually use ''Yanomamö''. Those who oppose his work or are neutral usually use ''Yanomami'' or ''Yanomama''. History The first report of the Yanomami is from 1654, when a Spanish expedition under Apolinar Diaz de la Fuente visited some Ye'kuana people living on the Padamo River. Diaz wrote: From approximately 1630 to 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
