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SanapanaLanguage
The SanapanaLanguage is a MascoianLanguage of Paraguay. SIL code: SAP. ISO 639-2: sai. Population: 6,900 including 2,900 Sanapana and 4,000 Angaite (1991 SIL). Region: Chaco. Sanapana are north of Angaite and Lengua, Boqueron, Presidente Hayes Department, Galban River. Large concentrations at Salazar Ranch, La Patria, and Esperanza. Angaite are in the southeast Chaco, Presidente Hayes Department, Boqueron, San Carlos. Alternate names: QUIATIVIS, QUILYACMOC, LANAPSUA, SAAPA, SANAM. Dialects: SANAPANA, ANGAITE (ANGATE, ENLIT, COVAVITIS, COVAHLOC). Comments: 85% lexical similarity with Northern Lengua. Very limited understanding of Lengua and Paraguayan Guarani. Some older people are monolingual. Many young people speak only Guarani, but understand Angaite. All ages. Some of the older people are monolingual. Vigorous. Children do not go to school. An alternate name may be 'Kasnatan.' Agriculturalists, plantation laborers, tannin factor workers, cattle hands. Bible portions 1994-1995.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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InstancesContentBearingPhysicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 EntidadeThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 Linguagem HumanaThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 LinguagemA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 Expressao LinguisticaThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 MascoianLanguageA MascoianLanguage is any one of five related languages, spoken in Paraguay, forming a distinct family of languages that are unrelated to any others.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 FisicoAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 SpokenHumanLanguageA SpokenHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium the human voice. It can also be represented visually through writing, although not all SpokenHumanLanguages have a codified written form.
Belongs to Class Entidade


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