Yanomamö language

Yanomamö (Yąnomamɨ) is the most populous of several closely related languages spoken by the Yanomami people. Most speakers are monolingual. It has no natively-used writing system. For a grammatical description, see Yanomaman languages.

For other ethnic Yanomami languages, see Yanomaman languages.
Yanomamö
Yąnomamɨ
Native toVenezuela, Brazil
RegionOrinoco–Mavaca; Amazonas
EthnicityYanomami
Native speakers
20,000 (2000–2006)
Yanomam
  • Yanomamö
Dialects
  • Cobari (Kobali)
Language codes
ISO 639-3guu
Glottologyano1261
ELPYanomamö
Yanomaman languages location
  Yanomamö
  Ninam
  Yanomám
  Sanumá
  Ỹaroamë
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