Iatê | Ethnologue

A language of Brazil

ISO 639: fun
Alternate Names: Carnijó, Fornió, Fulniô, Furniô, Yaathe, Yahthe, Yatê, Yatê-Fulniô
Autonym: Iatê
Population: 1,000 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 2,930 (Crevels 2012).
Location:: Alagoas state; Pernambuco State: Sertão, Águas Belas municipality, 2 villages.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Language isolate
Dialects: Fulniô, Yatê. Lexical similarity: 98% between Fulniô and Yatê dialects.
Typology: 21 consonants and 12 vowels, including 5 long vowels.
Language Use: Adult Fulniô still speak their mother tongue, Yatê children prefer to speak Portuguese [por] (Crevels 2007). Shifting to Portuguese [por] (Crevels 2007).
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible portions: 1968.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Iatê
Writing: Latin script [Latn], in development.

Location: Alagoas state; Pernambuco State: Sertão, Águas Belas municipality, 2 villages.