Kanamarí

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A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3
knm
Alternate Names
Canamarí, Djapá, Kanamaré, Tâkâna, Tüküná
User Population

1,330 (Moore 2006). Ethnic population: 1,650 (Crevels 2012). 100 Tshom-Djapa in 1985 (Crevels 2012).

Location

Amazonas state: Itaquai, Jurua, Jutai rivers’ upper regions.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Katukinan
Dialects

Tshom-Djapa (Txunhuã Dyapá, Txunhuã-Djapá), Tsohon-Djapa.

Language Use

Vigorous. Many also use Portuguese [por].

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kanamarí
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].