Anserma language explained

Anserma
States:Colombia
Extinct:By 2011
Ref:e25
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Chocoan
Lc1:ans
Ld1:Anserma
Lc2:crf
Ld2:Caramanta
Glotto:unun9901
Glottorefname:Unclassified Chocoan

Anserma (Anserna) is an extinct Chocoan language of Colombia. Dialects included Caramanta and Cartama.[1]

Jolkesky (2016) also notes that there are lexical similarities with the Barbacoan languages due to contact.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Campbell, Lyle, and Verónica Grondona (eds). 2012. The indigenous languages of South America: a comprehensive guide. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
  2. Jolkesky . Marcelo Pinho de Valhery . 2016 . Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas . Ph.D. dissertation . Brasília . University of Brasília . 2.