Anserma language
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Anserma | |
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Umbra | |
Native to | Colombia |
Native speakers | c. 100 (2011)[1] |
Chocoan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ans |
Glottolog | anse1238 Anserma |
Anserma (Anserna, Umbra) is a
UmbraUmbrá people .[1]
, spoken by the The language was thought to be extinct until 7 families were found to speak it in 2011.[1]
Jolkesky (2016) also notes that there are lexical similarities with the Barbacoan languages due to contact.[3]
Vocabulary
Few words of Anserma have been preserved. Below are listed some of the known words of the Anserma language.[4]
Gloss | Anserma |
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salt | anzer, anserm, ancer |
Spanish | tamaraca |
devil | xixarama |
herb added to chicha to make it stronger | tabaque |
market | tianguez |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-958-57127-0-6.
- ^ Campbell, Lyle, and Verónica Grondona (eds). 2012. The indigenous languages of South America: a comprehensive guide. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
- ^ Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho de Valhery (2016). Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas (Ph.D. dissertation) (2 ed.). Brasília: University of Brasília.
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