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Cumanagoto language

Cumanagoto
Kumana
Chaima
Native to Venezuela
Ethnicity Cumanagoto people
Native speakers
112 (2001 & 2011 censuses)
Cariban
  • Venezuelan Carib
    • Mapoyo–Tamanaku
      • Cumanagoto
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
 – Cumana
 – Chaima
Glottolog coas1302

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).



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