Cumanagoto language

Cumanagoto
Cumanagoto
Kumana, Chaima
itoto Majun
Pronunciation	[ʧ ͥoto majuŋ]
Native to	Venezuela
Ethnicity	Cumanagoto people
Extinct	(date missing); 112 (2001 & 2011 censuses)
Language family	Cariban Venezuelan Carib Mapoyo–Tamanaku Cumanagoto; ; ;
Dialects	Avarigoto; Palenque; Piritugoto;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; cuo – Cumana; ciy – Chaima
Glottolog	coas1302
ELP	Chaima

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.^[2]

Pronunciation[ʧ ͥoto majuŋ]

NativetoVenezuela

EthnicityCumanagoto people

Extinct(date missing)
112 (2001 & 2011 censuses) ^[1]

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	Bilabial	Coronal	Velar
Occlusive	p	t	k
Nasal	m	n
Vibrant		ɺ ⟨r⟩
Fricative		s
Semiconsonant	w	j ⟨y⟩

	Front	Central	Back
High	i	ɨ ⟨ü⟩	u
Mid	e	ə ⟨ö⟩	o
Low		a

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Cumanagoto
Kumana, Chaima
itoto Majun
Pronunciation	[ʧ ͥoto majuŋ]
Native to	Venezuela
Ethnicity	Cumanagoto people
Extinct	(date missing) 112 (2001 & 2011 censuses) ^[1]
Language family	Cariban Venezuelan Carib Mapoyo–Tamanaku Cumanagoto
Dialects	Avarigoto Palenque Piritugoto
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `cuo` – Cumana `ciy` – Chaima
Glottolog	`coas1302`
ELP	Chaima