Cumanagoto language

Cumanagoto
Kumana, Chaima
itoto Majun
Pronunciation[ʧ ͥoto majuŋ]
Native toVenezuela
EthnicityCumanagoto people
Extinct(date missing)
112 (2001 & 2011 censuses)
Cariban
  • Venezuelan Carib
    • Mapoyo–Tamanaku
      • Cumanagoto
Dialects
  • Avarigoto
  • Palenque
  • Piritugoto
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
cuo – Cumana
ciy – Chaima
Glottologcoas1302
ELPChaima

Cumanagoto (Cumanogota, Cumaná, Kumaná), also Chaima (Chayma), Itoto Majun, Palank, Pariagoto or Tamanaku is an extinct Cariban language of eastern coastal Venezuela. It is the language of the Cumanagoto people and other nations. Extinct dialects include Palenque (presumably Palank), Piritu (Piritugoto), and Avaricoto.

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