ELP ID
5227
ELP Language
Sapé
Speaker Number
1-9
Ethnic Population
28 (in 1992)
Public Comment
Most Sapé have intermarried with Pemon (Cariban), and a few with Uruak and Yanam (Yanomaman). These linguistically mixed marriages, especially with the economically more powerful Pemon, have led to a language shift from Sapé to Pemon.
Source
South America
Preferred
Off
Speaker Number Text
5
Speaker Number Range
1-9