Cumanagoto language
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| Cumanagoto | |
|---|---|
| Kumana | |
| Chaima | |
| Native to | Venezuela |
| Ethnicity | Cumanagoto people |
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Native speakers
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112 (2001 & 2011 censuses)[1] |
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Cariban
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: cuo – Cumana ciy – Chaima |
| Glottolog | coas1302[2] |
Cumanagoto (Cumanogota, Cumaná, Kumaná); also Chaima (Chayma) is a nearly extinct language of eastern coastal Venezuela. It was the language of the Cumanagoto people. Extinct dialects, or closely related languages, include Palenque (presumably Palank), Piritu, and Avaricoto (Guildea 1998).
Notes
- ↑ Cumana at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Chaima at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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