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yanomamo language
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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 human languageThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 languageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 linguistic expressionThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 physicalAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 spoken human languageA SpokenHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium the human voice. It can also be represented visually through writing, although not all SpokenHumanLanguages have a codified written form.
 yanomam languageA YanomamLanguage is any of four languages found in Brazil and Venezuela that form a family of languages apparently unrelated to others.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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