Iatê

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Alternate Names: Carnijó, Fornió, Fulniô, Furniô, Yatê

Dialects: Fulniô, Yatê. Lexical similarity: 98% between Fulniô and Yatê dialects.

Genealogy:

Language isolate

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