Jamamadí language
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| Jamamadí | |
|---|---|
| Madi | |
| Spoken in | Amazonas State, Brazil |
| Ethnicity | Banawá |
| Native speakers | 200 (date missing) |
| Language family |
Arawan
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| Dialects |
Kanamanti
etc.
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jaa |
Jamamadi (also Jamamadí, Yamamadí, Yamamandi, Yamadi, Madi, Kapaná, Canamanti, Yamamadi, Kanamanti) is an Arawan language spoken by about 200 Jamamadi people scattered over Amazonas, Brazil.
The language has an object–subject–verb word order, and is frequently cited as an example of this type. The sentence "Jose caught the piranha" would therefore come out as Piranha Jose caught.
The dialects of Jamamadi that are or were once spoken include Bom Futuro, Pauini, Mamoria and Cuchudua. Jurua and Tukurina are sometimes listed as dialects, but may be separate languages.
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