Yabaâna
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A language of Brazil
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Hobacana, Jabaana, Jabâ-ana, Yabarana, Yabaána
Population
No known L1 speakers. The last speaker either died or shifted entirely to Portuguese by 1986 (Rodrigues 1986). Ethnic population: 90 (1986 SIL).
Location
Amazonas state: Marauia and Cauaboris rivers’ headwaters, tributaries of the left bank of Rio Negro.
Language Status
9 (Dormant).
Classification
Language Use
Shifted to Portuguese [por].
Language Resources
Distinct from Yabarana [yar] of Venezuela.