Sikiana
PrintA language of Brazil
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Chikena, Chiquena, Chiquiana, Shikiana, Sikiâna, Sikïiyana, Xikiyana, Xikujana
Population
33 in Brazil (1986 SIL). Population total all countries: 48.
Location
Northwest Pará, between Rio Cafuini and headwaters of the Turuna and Itapi, near the Suriname border. Also in Suriname.
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Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Classification
Dialects
Similar to Salumá [slj].
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