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The YanomamoLanguage is a YanomamLanguage of Venezuela. SIL code: GUU. ISO 639-2: sai. Population: 12,000 to 14,000 in Venezuela (1991 AP). Population total both countries 13,500 to 16,000. Region: Orinoco-Mavaca area. The Eastern dialect is in the Parima Mountains, east of Batau River, Western dialect in Padamo River basin, Ocamo, Manaviche, and upper Orinoco rivers, and south of the Orinoco River up to headwaters of Marania and Cauaburi rivers, and a number of large villages in the Siapa River area in southern Venezuela. Alternate names: YANOMAME, YANOMAMI, GUAICA, GUAHARIBO, GUAJARIBO. Dialects: EASTERN YANOMAMI (PARIMA), WESTERN YANOMAMI (PADAMO-ORINOCO), COBARI (KOBALI, COBARIWA). Comments: Different from, but related to Yanomami (Waika) of Brazil. The Cobari dialect is easily intelligible with the others. Tropical forest. Hunters, agriculturalists: bananas, tubers, tobacco. NT 1984. Also spoken in: Brazil. (Language name: YANOMAMO. Population: 1,500 to 2,000 in Brazil. Alternate names: GUAICA, GUAHARIBO, YANOMA, YANOMAMI, SHAMATRI, SHAATHARI. Dialects: EASTERN YANOMAMI (PARIMA), WESTERN YANOMAMI (PADAMO-ORINOCO). Comments: Related to, but distinct from Yanomami of Brazil. Monolingual. NT 1984.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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