Alternate Names: Carnijó, Fornió, Fulniô, Furniô, Yatê
Dialects: Fulniô, Yatê. Lexical similarity: 98% between Fulniô and Yatê dialects.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,930 (1999 ISA).
Language Use: Adult Fulniô still speak their mother tongue, Yatê children prefer to speak Portuguese [por] (Crevels 2007). All Fulniô also use Portuguese [por] (Crevels 2007).
Language Development: Bible portions: 1968.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Brazil