Sanapana (sanapana payvoma[2]) is a language of the Paraguayan Chaco.
| Sanapaná | |
|---|---|
| Sanapana payvoma | |
| Native to | Paraguay |
| Ethnicity | 2,270 Sanapaná people (2002 census)[1] |
Native speakers | 980 (2007)[1] |
Language family | Mascoian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | spn |
| Glottolog | sana1298 |
| ELP | Sanapaná |
Sanapaná people call themselves nenlhet;[3] Enxet people call Sanapaná people saapa'ang; Guaná people call them kasnapan; and Enlhet people, kelya'mok.
Three vowels are noted as /e a o/.[4]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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| Plosive | p | t | k | ʔ | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Lateral | fricative | ɬ | ||||
| approximant | l | |||||
| Semivowel | j | w | ||||
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Mataco–Guaicuru languages | |
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| Matacoan | |
| Guaicuruan | |
| Mascoian | |
| Charruan * | |
Italics indicate extinct languages / * indicates that the inclusion of the language family within Mataco-Guaicuru family is disputed | |
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