| Anserma | |
|---|---|
| Umbra | |
| Native to | Colombia |
| Region | Antioquia Department |
| Ethnicity | Umbrá |
Native speakers | c. 100 (2011)[1] |
Chocoan
| |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ans |
| Glottolog | anse1238 |
Anserma (Anserna, Umbra) is a Chocoan language of Colombia, spoken by the Umbrá people.[1] Dialects included Caramanta and Cartama.[2] The language was thought to be extinct until 7 families were found to speak it in 2011.[1][3][4]
Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with the Barbacoan languages due to contact.[5]
Vocabulary
Below are listed some of the known words of the Anserma language.[6]
| Gloss | Anserma |
|---|---|
| salt | anzer, anserm, ancer |
| Spanish | tamaraca |
| devil | xixarama |
| herb added to chicha to make it stronger | tabaque |
| market | tianguez |
References
- Rendón-García, Guillermo (2011). La lengua umbra: Descubrimiento- Endolingüística- Arqueolingüística. Manizales: Zapata-Molano-Londoño e hijos. ISBN 978-958-57127-0-6.
- Campbell, Lyle, and Verónica Grondona (eds). 2012. The indigenous languages of South America: a comprehensive guide. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
- González, Simón (2025-12-29). "¿Es el umbra una lengua chocó?: un primer acercamiento desde la lingüística comparada". Lengua y Sociedad. 24 (2) e27921. doi:10.15381/lengsoc.v24i2.27921. ISSN 2413-2659.
- https://repositorio.uniandes.edu.co/server/api/core/bitstreams/110d072a-f035-4105-8561-b1733e8f3bb5/content
- Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho de Valhery (2016). Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas (Ph.D. dissertation) (2 ed.). Brasília: University of Brasília.
- Rivet, Paul (1943). "Nouvelle contribution à l'étude de l'ethnologie précolombienne de Colombie". Journal de la société des américanistes. 35 (1): 25–39. doi:10.3406/jsa.1943.2342.