Nheengatu
E596787
Nheengatu is a modern Indigenous language of the Amazon, derived from Tupi–Guaraní and historically used as a lingua franca across much of northern Brazil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nheengatu canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indigenous language
ⓘ
lingua franca ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Old Tupi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tupi–Guaraní languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedDuring | colonial period in Brazil ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Língua Geral Amazônica
ⓘ
Modern Língua Geral NERFINISHED ⓘ Nhengatu NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyengatu NERFINISHED ⓘ Yẽgatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasicWordOrder | SOV and SVO (variable) ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | marker of Indigenous identity in the Rio Negro region ⓘ |
| hasEndonym | Nheengatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | nhen1239 ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | yrl ⓘ |
| hasLexicalSimilarityWith |
Guarani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Tupi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsFrom |
Portuguese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasOfficialStatusIn | São Gabriel da Cachoeira municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | nasal vowels ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffortsIn |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpeakers | several thousand speakers ⓘ |
| hasStandardizationEfforts | orthographic norms in Latin script ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedAs | lingua franca in colonial Brazil ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Portuguese language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Tupi–Guaraní NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tupian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | co-official language in São Gabriel da Cachoeira ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Indigenous peoples of the Amazon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ribeirinho riverine communities ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion |
Amazon basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Brazil ⓘ |
| status | endangered language ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Tupian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca in the Amazon ⓘ |
| usedBy | missionaries in colonial Amazonia ⓘ |
| usedIn |
bilingual education programs
ⓘ
interethnic communication in the Amazon ⓘ local radio broadcasts in the Amazon ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.