Waiká language

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.

For other ethnic Yanomami languages, see Yanomaman languages.
Waiká
Yąnomamɨ
Native toBrazil
RegionRoraima, Amazonas
EthnicityYanomami
Native speakers
6,000 (2006)[1]
Yanomam
  • Waiká
Language codes
ISO 639-3wca
Glottologyano1262
ELPYanomam
Yanomaman languages location
  Yanomamö
  Ninam
  Yanomám
  Sanumá
  Ỹaroamë

The names Waika (Guaica) and Yanomami are shared with the Yanomamö language.

References
  1. Waiká at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. 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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