Kogi

A language of Colombia

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Coghui, Cogui, Kagaba, Kaggaba, Kogui

Population

9,910 (2004 DNP). Nearly all monolingual.

Location

North, east, and west slopes of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Typology

SOV

Language Use

A few also speak Malayo [mbp].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Bible portions: 2000–2006.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.