Jamamadí

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A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3
jaa
Alternate Names
Canamanti, Kanamanti, Kapaná, Madi, Yamadi, Yamamadí, Yamamandi
Autonym
Jamamadí
User Population

780 (2019). 100 Banawá, 450 Jamamadí, 230 Jarawara. Banawa Yafi (Kitiya) mostly monolingual; 160 ethnic Jarawara, also mostly monolingual (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 790 (2012). 100 Banawá Yafí, 450 Jamamadí, 240 Jarawara.

Location

Amazonas state: Jaruara; Lábrea municipality, 7 villages; Banawá river area; others scattered.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Arauan, Jamamadi
Dialects

Bom Futuro, Jurua, Pauini, Mamoria (Mamori), Cuchudua (Maima), Tukurina, Jarawara (Jaruára, Yarawara), Banawá Yafí (Banauá, Banavá, Banawá, Jafí, Kitiya). Other groups called, Jamamadí, are reportedly more similar to Kulina [cul] or Dení [dny]. Tukurina dialect may be a separate language.

Typology

OSV; 12 consonants and 4 vowels.

Language Use

Vigorous. Religious services, letters. Used by all. Many also use Portuguese [por].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Jamamadí 60%–100%; Jarawara 50%; Kitiya 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Jamamadí 75%–100%; Jarawara 5%–15%; Kitiya 5%. L1 literacy learned in the home as a norm. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Jamamadí
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

People want a school. Christian, traditional religion.