Sanapaná language
Sanapana (sanapana payvoma[4]) is a language of the Paraguayan Chaco.
| Sanapaná | |
|---|---|
| Sanapana payvoma | |
| Native to | Paraguay |
| Ethnicity | 2,270 Sanapaná people (2002 census)[1] |
Native speakers | 980 (2007)[1] |
Mascoian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | spn |
| Glottolog | sana1298 |
| ELP | Sanapaná[2] |
| IETF | spn[3] |
Sanapaná people call themselves nenlhet;[5] Enxet people call Sanapaná people saapa'ang; Guaná people call them kasnapan; and Enlhet people, kelya'mok.
Phonology
Vowels
Three vowels are noted as /e a o/.[6]
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labio-velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p | t | k | ʔ | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Lateral fricative | ɬ | |||||
| Approximant | l | j | w |
References
- ISO change request
- Endangered Languages Project data for Sanapaná.
- "Sanapaná". IANA language subtag registry. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- http://www.enlhet.org/pdf/nne28-enlhet-enenlhet.pdf
- http://pueblosoriginarios.com/sur/chaco/sanapana/sanapana.html
- van Gysel, Jens (2017). Temporal Predicative Particles in Sanapaná and the Enlhet-Enenlhet Language Family (Paraguay): A Descriptive and Comparative Study. Leiden University. pp. 27–38.
External links
- Sanapaná (Angaité dialect) (Intercontinental Dictionary Series)
- Sanapaná (Enlhet dialect) (Intercontinental Dictionary Series)
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