Mayangna tuni

Abstract

We present these data on the sumu language to give an idea of the structural differences between this language and others such as Spanish.  It would be a mistake to believe that these differences are directly related to differences in Sumu thinking; the language/consciousness dialectic is complex and does not allow for unidirectional correlations.  Rather, we should think of the Sumu language as an element of their social life, which is transformed at the same time as other social, economic and cultural aspects develop.  The richness of this language is the reflection of a long historical process, and forms part of the heritage of the Sumu people and of the entire Nicaraguan nation.