Yabaâna

A language of Brazil

ISO 639: ybn
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: Maipurean, Northern, Upper Amazon, Unclassified
Language Use: Shifted to Portuguese [por].
Other Comments: Distinct from Yabarana [yar] of Venezuela.

Location: Amazonas state: Marauia and Cauaboris rivers’ headwaters, tributaries of the left bank of Rio Negro.