Language

Sanumá

Sanumá is a language in the Yanomamic family spoken in Brazil and Venezuela.

New Testament

Scripture in Sanumá

The New Testament is reported in Sanumá.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Sanumá is spoken

  • Brazil
  • Venezuela

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About Sanumá

Language family
Yanomamic
ISO 639-3 code
xsu
Glottocode
sanu1240
Also known as
Sanuma · Sanuma: Caura

Dialects and varieties 9

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Sanumá as a whole.

  • AuarisNo known Scripture
  • KohoroxitariNo known Scripture
  • Sanöma de AracacaNo known Scripture
  • Sanöma de AwarisNo known Scripture
  • Sanöma de HokomawäNo known Scripture
  • Sanuma: CauraNo known Scripture
  • Sanuma: CobariNo known Scripture
  • Sanuma: Ervato-VentuariNo known Scripture
  • Sanuma: YanomaNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.