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Damana is a Chichiban language native to the region southern and eastern slopes of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in northern Colombia. Alternate names for the language include Malayo, Wiwa, Arosario, Arsario, Guamaca, Guamaka, Maracasero, Marocasero, Sancá, Sanja, Sanka, Wamaka. However, these terms are names are incorrectly placed by colonizers and academics, or of neighboring languages/tribes. The collaborators on this project Brigilio and Rodrigo Maestre assert that Damana is the only true name for the language. The term Damana refers to;

Da - strength, Ma - grow  Na - origin 

In 2010, the Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia stated that of 13,627 Wiwa people, approximately 60% speak Damana well. In 2007, Ethnologue documented 1,850 speakers of Damana. 

This Diccionary was created by Carlee Schulz, a prospective PhD student and a B.A. of Linguistics (Specialization in Language & Society) from UCSD in collaboration with Brigilio Maestre, student of Universidad de Santa Marta, Colombia and Rodrigo Maestre, Mamo (Wiwa spiritual and community leader) and former bilingual educator.

Traducción en Español:

Damana es un lenguaje Chichiban nativo al region sur y este del las montañas de Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta en el norte de Colombia. Nombres alternativos incluyen; Malayo, Wiwa, Arosario, Arsario, Guamaca, Guamaka, Maracasero, Marocasero, Sancá, Sanja, Sanka, Wamaka. Pero, estos son incorrectos, creado por conquistadores y academicos, o de lenguas y tribos cercanos. Los collaboradores en este preojecto; Brigilio and Rodrigo Maestre insisten que Damana es el unico nombre verdadero. La palabra Damana refiere a;

Da - fuerza, Ma - crecer y Na - origen

EN 2010, el Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia dijó que de 13,627 gente Wiwa, aproximadamente 60% de la poblacion hablen Damana bien o fluente. En 2007, Ethnologue documentó 1,850 hablantes de Damana.

Este diccionario fue creado por Carlee Schulz, una estudiente prospectiva de PhD y una B.A. de Linguisticas (Specialización en Lenguaje y Sociedad) de UCSD en collaboración de Brigilio Maestre, estudiante de Universidad de Santa Marta, Colombia y Rodrigo Maestre, Mamo (Lidér espiritual y communitario de la Wiwa) y educador bilingual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This dictionary is a collaboration between Carlee Schulz, B.A., and Brigilio Maestre of the Wiwa people.