ELP ID
11967
ELP Language
Sumo
Speaker Number
1000-9999
Public Comment
Hale and Salamanca (2001) distinguish varieties of Sumu: northern Mayangna, with the Twahka and Panamahka dialects, and southern Ulwa, finding the two (northern and southern) sufficiently different to be considered distinct languages.
Source
Theoretical and Universal Implications of Certain Verbal Entries in Dictionaries of the Misumalpan Languages
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Speaker Number Text
7,000?
Speaker Number Range
1000-9999