Sikiana language

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Sikiana
Spoken in Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela
Total speakers 48 (1986 SIL, 2001 Carlin)
Language family Carib
  • Northern
    • East-West Guiana
      • Waiwai
        • Sikiana
          • Sikiana
Language codes
ISO 639-1 None
ISO 639-2
ISO 639-3 sik

Sikiana is a Carib language that was spoken by 33 people in Brazil and 15 people in Suriname. It was spoken in Venezuela at one time and is now probably extinct there. Sikiana as a whole is near extinction.

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