Sanapaná | Ethnologue

A language of Paraguay

ISO 639: spn
Alternate Names: Kasnapan, Kelya’mok, Sa’apan, Saapa’ang
Autonym: Nenlhet
Population: 980 (2002 census). Ethnic population: 2,270 (2002 census).
Location:: Alto Paraguay and Boquerón departments; Presidente Hayes department: Anaconda north to La Palmera south.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened). Recognized language (2010, Languages Act, No. 4251, Article 2).
Classification: Mascoyan
Dialects: 90% or more inherent mutual intelligibility between dialects. Lexical similarity: 85% with Enlhet [enl].
Language Use: Vigorous. Some young people, all adults. Many youth speak only Guaraní. Most also use Paraguayan Guaraní [gug] (Crevels 2012). Also use Enlhet [enl]. Also use Enxet [enx].
Language Development: Bible portions: 1994–2010.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Sanapaná
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Alto Paraguay and Boquerón departments; Presidente Hayes department: Anaconda north to La Palmera south.