Sikiana language

Sikiana
Sikiana
Kaxuiâna (Katxúyana)
Native to	Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela
Ethnicity	Sikiana
Native speakers	<12 (2012)
Language family	Cariban Parukotoan Sikiana; ;
Dialects	Sikiana; Warikyana †;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; sik – Shikuyana (Sikiana); kbb – Warikyana (Kaxuiâna)
Glottolog	siki1239 Sikiana; kaxu1237 Kaxuiâna
ELP	Shikuyana
	Katxúyana

Sikiana, or Kashuyana (also called Chikena, Chiquena, Chiquiana, Shikiana, Sikiâna, Sikïiyana, Xikiyana, Xikujana^[2]), is a Carib language that is spoken by no more than 12 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

^ Campbell, Lyle; Grondona, Verónica María, eds. (2012). The indigenous languages of South America: a comprehensive guide. The world of linguistics. Berlin ; Boston: Mouton de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-025513-3.
^ "Ethnologue: Sikiana". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

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[1] Campbell, Lyle; Grondona, Verónica María, eds. (2012). The indigenous languages of South America: a comprehensive guide. The world of linguistics. Berlin ; Boston: Mouton de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-025513-3.

[2] "Ethnologue: Sikiana". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

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