Cumanagoto language
(Redirected from Chaima language)
| Cumanagoto | |
|---|---|
| Kumana | |
| Chaima | |
| Native to | Venezuela |
| Ethnicity | Cumanagoto people |
Native speakers | 112 (2001 & 2011 censuses)[1] |
Cariban
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:cuo – Cumanaciy – Chaima |
| Glottolog | coas1302 |
| ELP | Chaima |
Cumanagoto (Cumanogota, Cumaná, Kumaná); also Chaima (Chayma) is an endangered Cariban language of eastern coastal Venezuela. It was the language of the Cumanagoto people. Extinct dialects, or closely related languages, include Palenque (presumably Palank), Piritu (Piritugoto), and Avaricoto (Guildea 1998).
Notes
- ^ Cumana at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Chaima at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)