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SIK ISO 639-3

Sikiana

A language of Brazil

ISO 639
sik
Alternate Names
Chikena, Chiquena, Chiquiana, Shikiana, Sikiâna, Sikïiyana, Xikiyana, Xikujana
Population
33 in Brazil (1986 SIL). Total users in all countries: 45.
Location:
Pará state: between Rio Cafuini and headwaters of the Turuna and Itapi, near the Suriname border.
Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Classification
Cariban, Kashuyana
Dialects
None known. Reportedly similar to Salumá [slj].
Language Use
Shifted to Portuguese [por]. Also use Waiwai [waw] (Crevels 2007).

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Sikiana
User Population
12 in Suriname (Crevels 2012), decreasing. Ethnic population: 60 (Crevels 2012).
Location
Sipaliwini district: Kwamalasamutu area on Sipaliwini river.
Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct)
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Location: Pará state: between Rio Cafuini and headwaters of the Turuna and Itapi, near the Suriname border.