Anserma (Anserna, Umbra) is a Chocoan language of Colombia, spoken by the . Dialects included Caramanta and Cartama.Campbell, Lyle, and Verónica Grondona (eds). 2012. The indigenous languages of South America: a comprehensive guide. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. The language was thought to be extinct until 7 families were found to speak it in 2011.https://repositorio.uniandes.edu.co/server/api/core/bitstreams/110d072a-f035-4105-8561-b1733e8f3bb5/content

Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with the Barbacoan languages due to contact.

Vocabulary Below are listed some of the known words of the Anserma language. +GlossAnsermasalt, , Spanishdevilherb added to chicha to make it strongermarket

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