Sikiana
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A language of Brazil
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Chikena, Chiquena, Chiquiana, Shikiana, Sikiâna, Sikïiyana, Xikiyana, Xikujana
Population
33 (1986 SIL). Total users in all countries: 48.
Location
Pará state: between Rio Cafuini and headwaters of the Turuna and Itapi, near the Suriname border.
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Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Classification
Dialects
None known. Reportedly similar to Salumá [slj].
Language Use
Also use Waiwai [waw] (Crevels 2007).
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