Tiriyó language
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Tiriyó is the Cariban language used in everyday life by the Tiriyó people, the majority of whom are monolingual.[2] Although Tiriyó is the preferred spelling, the Tiriyó refer to themselves as tarëno; other variations, including tarano, tirió, and trio, exist. The Tiriyó are located on both sides of the Brazil-Suriname border in Lowland South America. Because Tiriyó is spoken by the entire Tiriyó population, its level of endangerment is low. However, it may be threatened by the presence of a newly installed radar station staffed by a considerable number of non-Indigenous people close to the main village.
Tiriyó | |
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tarëno ijomi | |
Pronunciation | [taɽəːnɔ ijoːmi] |
Native to | Brazil, Suriname |
Region | Pará (Baixo Amazonas mesoregion), Sipaliwini District |
Ethnicity | Tiriyó |
Native speakers | 2,100 (2003–2006)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | tri |
Glottolog | trio1238 |
ELP | Trió |
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Ewarhuyana, listed in Campbell (2012),[3] is an alternate name for Tiriyó.[4]