Sikiana language
Carib language
Sikiana | |
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Kaxuiâna (Katxúyana) | |
Native to | Brazil , Suriname , Venezuela |
Ethnicity | Sikiana |
Native speakers
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(33 in Brazil cited 1986)
[1]
15 in Suriname (2001) |
Cariban
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
Either:
sik
–
Shikuyana (Sikiana)
kbb
–
Warikyana (Kaxuiâna)
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Glottolog |
siki1239
Sikiana
kaxu1237
Kaxuiâna
paux1235
Pauxi
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ELP | Shikuyana |
Katxúyana [2] |
Sikiana , or Kashuyana (also called Chikena, Chiquena, Chiquiana, Shikiana, Sikiâna, Sikïiyana, Xikiyana, Xikujana [3] ) is a Carib language that was spoken by 33 people in Brazil and 15 people in Suriname . It was spoken in Venezuela at one time and is now probably extinct there. The Warikyana dialect became extinct around 2000, and the language frequently goes by the name of the surviving dialect, Sikiana.
References
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↑
Shikuyana (Sikiana)
at
Ethnologue
(18th ed., 2015)
(subscription required)
Warikyana (Kaxuiâna) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ↑ Endangered Languages Project data for Katxúyana .
- ↑ "Ethnologue: Sikiana" . Ethnologue: Languages of the World . Retrieved 14 October 2019 .
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