Nheengatu language

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Nheengatu
Modern Tupi
Pronunciation	[ɲɛʔɛ̃ŋaˈtu]
Native to	Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela
Native speakers	19,000 (2004–2008)[1]
Language family	Tupian Tupi–Guarani Tupi languages Tupi Nheengatu
Early form	Old Tupi
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Official language in	Brazil (São Gabriel da Cachoeira and Monsenhor Tabosa)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	yrl
Glottolog	nhen1239
ELP	Nheengatú
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The Nheengatu or Nenhengatu language^[2] (Tupi: [ɲɛʔɛ̃ŋaˈtu], Nheengatu from Rio Negro: yẽgatu, Traditional Nheengatu: nhẽẽgatú, and Tapajoawaran Nheengatu: nheẽgatu), or Nenhengatu, also known as Modern Tupi^[3]: 13 and Amazonic Tupi,^[4] is a Tupi–Guarani language.

It is spoken throughout the Rio Negro region among the Baniwa, Baré and Warekena people, mainly in the municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Since 2002^{[citation needed]}, it has been one of the state's official languages, along with Baníwa, Yepá-masã,^{[clarification needed]} and Portuguese. It is also spoken in the Baixo Amazonas region (in the state of Amazonas), among the Sateré-Mawé, Maraguá and Mura people. In the Baixo Tapajós and the state of Pará, it is being revitalized by the people of the region, such as the Borari and the Tupinambá,^[5] and also among the riverside dwellers themselves.

The language is spoken by approximately 20,060 people in three linguistic variants in Brazil: that of the Rio Negro region, called Yẽgatu, that of the Baixo Amazonas, known as traditional Nheengatú, and that of the Baixo Rio Tapajós or Nheengatu tapajoawara. Variants outside of Brazil exist, including Nheengatu from Venezuela (Ñeengatu) and Nheengatu from Colombia (Nyengatu). Technology further helps in the language's revitalization.