Anserma language

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Anserma
Umbra
Native toColombia
Native speakers
c. 100 (2011)[1]
Chocoan
  • Anserma
Dialects
Language codes
ISO 639-3ans
Glottologanse1238  Anserma

Anserma (Anserna, Umbra) is a

Umbra [es], spoken by the Umbrá people [es].[1]

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
salt anzer, anserm, ancer
Spanish tamaraca
devil xixarama
herb added to chicha to make it stronger tabaque
market tianguez

References

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ Campbell, Lyle, and Verónica Grondona (eds). 2012. The indigenous languages of South America: a comprehensive guide. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
  3. ^ 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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