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.[4][1] The Ministry of Culture reported that 13.4% of the Zenu spoke their language.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "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.