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Mayangna
- Alternate names: Sumu Also: in Honduras -- Sumu
- Scriptures published: Bible (1999) New Testament (1999)
- Literacy: Literary development in Tawahka dialect
- Primary country: Nicaragua
- Region: Autonomous Region of the North Atlantic, along Waspuk river, Bambana, Tungi, and Santo Tomás de Umbra, the upper Wawa. Panamahka dialect: along stretches of Wanki river; Tuahka dialect: Wasakin area, near Rosita
- Also used in: Honduras
- Religion: No information available.
- Livelihood: Hunter-gatherers; fishermen; swidden agriculturalists: manioc
- Status: Statutory language of provincial identity in Nicaragua
- Number of users: 8,700 (8,000; 700)
(data from Ethnologue and other sources)
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