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Ninam language

Ninam (ISO 639-3 code shb) is a language of the Yanomamic family spoken in Brazil and Venezuela. It has about 560 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as vulnerable.

Facts

ISO 639-3 codeshb
Glottocodenina1238
FamilyYanomamic
AreaSouth America
CountriesBrazil, Venezuela
Speakers (estimate)560
EndangermentVulnerable (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Related languages

Other Yanomamic languages, nearest first.

More about Ninam

Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.