Sáliba
PrintA language of Colombia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Sáliva
Population
1,300 in Colombia (Civallero 2008). Population total all countries: 1,550. Ethnic population: 1,900 (2004 DNP).
Location
Meta and Casanare rivers. Also in Venezuela.
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Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Classification
Typology
SOV
Language Use
In the Orocué area the language is only conserved to a high degree among elderly women; others understand Sáliba but no longer express themselves in the language (2007). Older adults.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary.
Writing
Latin script.