Ỹaroamë language

For other ethnic Yanomami languages, see Yanomaman languages.

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.

Ỹaroamë
Jawari
Pronunciation	[ɲãɾoˈamɨ], [ʤaˈwaɾi]
Native to	Brazil
Region	Roraima
Ethnicity	Yanomami
Native speakers	430 (2015)[1]
Language family	Yanomam Ỹaroamë
Dialects	Opiki Yawaripë
Language codes
ISO 639-3	yro
Glottolog	yaro1235
Yanomaman languages location   Yanomamö   Ninam   Yanomám   Sanumá   Ỹaroamë

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]

Vowels

	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

Consonants

	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.