Sanumá
PrintA language of Venezuela
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Chirichano, Guaika, Samatali, Samatari, Sanema, Sanima, Tsanuma, Xamatari
Population
4,610 in Venezuela (2000). 500 Sanumá in Venezuela. Population total all countries: 5,070.
Location
Amazonas and Bolivar states, along Caura, Erebato, and Ventuari rivers; along Upper Auaris west to upper Padamo river area. Also in Brazil.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Cobari (Cobariwa, Kobali), Yanoma (Kohoroxitari).
Language Use
Percentage of monolinguals is still relatively high (2007). Up to 25% are bilingual in Maquiritari [mch] (Crevels 2007).
Language Development
Grammar. NT: 2007.
Writing
Latin script.