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Sanumá /ˈsænʊmə/ is a Yanomam language spoken in Venezuela and Brazil. It is also known as Sanema Sanima Tsanuma Guaika Samatari Samatali Xamatari and Chirichano. Most of its speakers in Venezuela also speak Ye’kuana also known as Maquiritare a tribal group the Sanumá live alongside in the Caura River basin. Some linguists identify dialects such as Yanoma Cobari Caura and Ervato-Ventuari in Venezuela and Auaris in Brazil. All the dialects are mutually intelligible.