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):


 * /x/ > [ʃ]/_i
 * /ə/ > [ɨ]/N_

and are cognate to the oral and nasal allophones of  in Yanomam; for this reason they are written $⟨ë⟩$ and $⟨y⟩$ in Yaroame.