Guamaca
[aka Malayo, Marocasero, Maracasero]Classification: Chibchan
·threatened
- DATE OF INFO
- 2001
- PLACES
- Colombia
Language metadata
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Malayo, Marocasero, Maracasero, Sanja, Sanka, Sancá, Arosario, Arsario, Guamaka, Wiwa, Wamaka, Atanque, Kampanake, Bustintana, Sanká, Aisario, Nabela, Sanha, Marocacero, Huihua, Damana |
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Chibchan, Magdalenic |
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Language information by source
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Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter
Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter
Information from: “South America” (103-196) . Mily Crevels (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge
- MORE ON VITALITY
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All members of the ethnic group speak the language.
- LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS
The Damana are dispersed over twenty-six communities.
- PLACES
- Colombia
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Colombia, Department of Cesar, to
the northeast of Valledupar, bordering the departments of Guajira and Magdalena, on the northeastern slope of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, between the Guatapuri, Barcino, Guamaca, Cesar and Badillo rivers.
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
- DATE OF INFO
- 2007
- PLACES
- Colombia;
- ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
La Guajira and Cesar departments, south and east slopes of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press