Guambiano
PrintA language of Colombia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Guambia, Moguex
Population
21,000 (Civallero 2008), increasing. Less than 10% monolingual.
Location
Cauca Department, on western slopes of Andean Cordillera Central, Silvia, Jambaló, Totoró, Caldono, and Toribío municipalities, and on the banks of Piendamó river.
Language Maps
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Language Use
Vigorous. All domains. Positive attitudes. Mostly bilingual in Spanish [spa] (Crevels 2007).
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 10%–20%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. 2,000 or more readers, a few can write. Taught in the primary schools to some degree. Grammar. NT: 2000–2010.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Christian, traditional religion.