Sanumá

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A language of Venezuela

ISO 639-3
xsu
Alternate Names
Caura, Chirichano, Guaika, Samatali, Samatari, Sanema, Sanɨma, Sanima, Sanma, Sanïma, Tsanɨma, Tsanuma, Xamatari
Autonym
Sanöma
User Population

3,040 in Venezuela (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 1,440 (2011 census). Total users in all countries: 3,500.

Location

Amazonas and Bolívar states: Caura, Erebato, and Ventuari rivers; Upper Auaris west to upper Padamo river area.

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Language Status

5* (Developing). Recognized language (2008, Indigenous Languages Law, Article 4).

Classification
Yanomaman
Dialects

Yanoma (Kohoroxitari), Cobari (Cobariwa, Kobali).

Typology

11 consonants and 13 vowels, including 6 nasal vowels.

Language Use

Percentage of monolinguals is still relatively high (Crevels 2007). Some also use Maquiritari [mch] (Crevels 2007).

Language Development

Grammar. NT: 2007.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sanumá
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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