Ethnicity Sikiana people | ||
Native to Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela Native speakers (33 in Brazil cited 1986)
15 in Suriname (2001) Language family Cariban
Parukotoan
Sikiana–Salumá?
Sikiana ISO 639-3 Either:
sik – Shikuyana (Sikiana)
kbb – Warikyana (Kaxuiâna) Glottolog siki1239 (Sikiana)
kaxu1237 (Kaxuiâna)
paux1235 (Pauxi) | ||
Sikiana, or Kashuyana, 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
Sikiana language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA