Language Division
Yanomaman consists of 4 languages, very similar with each other, sometimes classified as a dialect continuum:
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- Yanam (AKA Ninam, Yanam-Ninam)
- Sanumá (AKA Tsanuma, Sanima)
- Yanomámi (AKA Waiká)
- Yanomamö (AKA Yanomame, Yanomami)
Sunumá is the most lexically distinct. Yanomamö has the most speakers (17,600) while Yanam has the fewest (560).
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