Yanomaman Languages - Language Division

Language Division

Yanomaman consists of 4 languages, very similar with each other, sometimes classified as a dialect continuum:

  1. Yanam (AKA Ninam, Yanam-Ninam)
  2. Sanumá (AKA Tsanuma, Sanima)
  3. Yanomámi (AKA Waiká)
  4. Yanomamö (AKA Yanomame, Yanomami)

Sunumá is the most lexically distinct. Yanomamö has the most speakers (17,600) while Yanam has the fewest (560).

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