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Sanumá

A language of Venezuela

ISO 639-3: xsu

Population  4,610 in Venezuela (2000). 500 Yanoma in Venezuela. Population total all countries: 6,410.
Region  Caura and Ervato-Ventuari rivers. Also in Brazil.
Language map  Venezuela, reference number 28
Alternate names   Chirichano, Guaika, Samatali, Samatari, Sanema, Sanima, Tsanuma, Xamatari
Dialects  Yanoma (Kohoroxitari), Cobari (Kobali, Cobariwa).
Classification  Yanomam
Language use  Nearly all monolingual.
Language development  NT: 2007.

Also spoken in:

Brazil

Language name   Sanumá
Population  1,800 in Brazil (2006 D. Borgman). ISA (2000) gives 11,700 for all Yanomam groups in Brazil.
Region  Auaris River, Roraima.
Language map  Brazil, reference number 47
Alternate names  Guaika, Sanema, Tsanuma
Dialects  Caura, Ervato-Ventuari, Auaris, Yanoma (Samatari, Samatali, Xamatari, “Kohoroxitari” ).
Language use  In some areas up to 25% of the population also use Maquiritare [mch].
Comments  Dialects closely related. Kohoroxitari is a village name meaning ‘Place of the worms’.
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BORGMAN, Donald M., author. 1990. "Sanuma."