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Iatê

A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3: fun

Population  2,930 (1999 ISA).
Region  Pernambuco.
Language map  Brazil, reference number 161
Alternate names   Carnijó, Fornió, Fulniô, Furniô, Yatê
Dialects  Fulniô, Yatê. Lexical similarity: 98% between Fulniô and Yatê dialects.
Classification  Macro-Ge, Fulnio
Language use  The Fulniô dialect is mainly used in 3-month annual religious retreat. Also use Portuguese.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Agriculturalists: beans, cotton.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MELAND, Doris; MELAND, Douglas, authors. Available: 2009; Created: 1966. Fulniô (Yahthe) Syntax Structure.  Available online

MELAND, Doris; MELAND, Douglas, authors. Available: 2010; Created: 1967. Phonemic Statement of the Fulniô Language.  Available online