title: Ỹaroamë language
text: # Ỹaroamë language
  
  Ỹaroamë, or Jawari (Jauari), is a language spoken by the Yanomami people in southern Roraima state, Brazil. It was only recently recognized as a distinct language.
  
  Its name Jawari (Yawari, Joari, Yoari, etc.) is shared with the Ninam language.
  
  ## Dialects
  
  There are two dialects spoken in Roraima, Brazil:
  
  * Opiki (Highland/Serra): in the Serra do Pacu (Catrimani Mission)
  * Yawaripë (Lowland/Baixada): in Ajarani and Apiaú
  
  ## Phonology
  
  The inventory per Ferreira (2011):
  
  Vowels :
  
  | | Front | Central | Back |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Close | i ĩ, iː ĩː | | u ũ, uː ũː |
  | Mid | ɛ ɛ̃, ɛː ɛ̃ː | ə ə̃, əː ə̃ː ⟨ë⟩ | o õ, oː õː |
  | Open | | a ã, aː ãː | |
  
  Consonants :
  
  | | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Stop | p | t | | k | |
  | Affricate | | | t͡ʃ ⟨y⟩ | | |
  | Fricative | | | | x | h |
  | Nasal | m | n | ɲ ⟨ỹ⟩ | | |
  | Approximant | | | | w ⟨u⟩ | |
  | Flap | | l~ɾ ⟨r⟩ | | | |
  
      /x/ > [ʃ]/_i
      /ə/ > [ɨ]/N_
  
  /t͡ʃ/ and /ɲ/ are cognate to the oral and nasal allophones of /j/ in Yanomam; for this reason they are written ⟨y⟩ and ⟨ỹ⟩ in Yaroame.
  
  