Madí language

Madí—also known as Jamamadí after one of its dialects, and also Kapaná or Kanamanti (Canamanti)—is an Arawan language spoken by about 1,000 Jamamadi, Banawá, and Jarawara people scattered over Amazonas, Brazil.

Madí
Jamamadí
Native toAmazonas State, Brazil
EthnicityJamamadi, Banawá, Jarawara
Native speakers
1,080 (2011)
Arawan
  • Madí
Dialects
  • Jarawara
  • Banawa
  • Jamamadi
Language codes
ISO 639-3jaa
Glottologjama1261
ELP
The approximate location of the Jamamadí and Jarawara dialects of Madí.

The language has an active–stative clause structure with an agent–object–verb or object–agent–verb word order, depending on whether the agent or object is the topic of discussion (AOV appears to be the default).

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