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Zenú language

Zenú or Guajibo (Guamacó) is a poorly attested, and possibly Chocoan language of Colombia, with approximately 60 people with knowledge of the language. The Ministry of Culture reported that 13.4% of the Zenu spoke their language.

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Zenú
Sinúfana, Guajibo
Native toColombia
RegionSucre Department, Córdoba Department
Ethnicity307,091 Zenú (2018)
Native speakers
c. 60 with some knowledge (2011)1
Chocoan ?
  • Zenú
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
qne
GlottologNone
Map of the Sinufana language

Zenú (Cenufana; also Cenu/Zenu/Sinú/Sinúfana) or Guajibo (Guamacó)2 is a poorly attested, and possibly Chocoan language of Colombia,3 with approximately 60 people with knowledge of the language.41 The Ministry of Culture reported that 13.4% of the Zenu spoke their language.56

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  1. "Zenú" (PDF). Ministerio de Cultura. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-04-12. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
  2. https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/portal/resource/pt/biblio-910642
  3. Campbell, Lyle; Grondona, Verónica, eds. (2012-01-27). "The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide". The Indigenous Languages of South America. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 88, 128. doi:10.1515/9783110258035. hdl:1887/70116. ISBN 978-3-11-025803-5.
  4. Carmelo Miguel Galvan Doria. "Protección de la lengua nativa en los estudiantes de la etnia Zenú en el centro educativo "El Reparo" ubicado en Coveñas (Sucre) desde los procesos identitarios" [Protection of the native language in students of the Zenú ethnic group at the “El Reparo” educational center located in Coveñas (Sucre) from the identity processes] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-01-11.
  5. "ONIC - Zenú". ONIC (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  6. Barajas Fonseca, Johanna Catalina (2017). "Enseñanza de la lengua indígena cenu" : más que un proceso de reivindicación identitaria (Master's thesis). Universidad de los Andes. doi:10.57784/1992/34360.