Tiriyó language

Tiriyó is the Cariban language used in everyday life by the Tiriyó people, the majority of whom are monolingual. Although Tiriyó is the preferred spelling, the Tiriyó refer to themselves as tarëno; other variations, including tarano, tirió, and trio, exist. The Tiriyó are located on both sides of the Brazil-Suriname border in Lowland South America. Because Tiriyó is spoken by the entire Tiriyó population, its level of endangerment is low. However, it may be threatened by the presence of a newly installed radar station staffed by a considerable number of non-Indigenous people close to the main village.

Tiriyó
tarëno ijomi
Pronunciation[taɽəːnɔ ijoːmi]
Native toBrazil, Suriname
RegionPará (Baixo Amazonas mesoregion), Sipaliwini District
EthnicityTiriyó
Native speakers
2,100 (2003–2006)
Cariban
  • Guianan Carib
Language codes
ISO 639-3tri
Glottologtrio1238
ELPTrió

Ewarhuyana, listed in Campbell (2012), is an alternate name for Tiriyó.

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