Jamamadí

Facts

  • Language: Jamamadí
  • Alternate names: Yamamadi, Jamamadi, Yamadi, Yamamadí, Kanamanti, Canamanti, Madi
  • Language code: jaa
  • Language family: Arauan, Jamamadi (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: 980
  • Vulnerability: Endangered
  • Script: Latin script.

More information:

    People want a school. Christian, traditional religion.

    Some other groups are called "Jamamadí", which is confusing.Kaufman (2007:67) has a "Jamamadí language area" with 4 "emergent languages": Jamamadí, Kanamantí, Jarawara, Banawá. Crevels (2012:182) distinguishes Jarawara (180 speakers) from Jamamadí (800 speakers).Dixon (1999:295) has only Madi (Jarawara [Jarauára, Jaruára], Jamamadi, Banawá [Banivá, Baniwá-Jafí,Kitiya, Banavá, Banauá, Jafí]).