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Emberá-Catío

A language of Colombia

ISO 639-3: cto

Population	15,000 in Colombia (1992 SIL). 90%–95% monolingual. Population total all countries: 15,040. Ethnic population: Total Embera in Colombia: 71,000 (Arango and Sánchez 1998).
Region	Upper Sinu, San Jorge, San Pedro, Murri rivers. Also in Panama.
Language map	Northern Colombia
Alternate names	Catio, Embena, Eyabida, Katio
Classification	Choco, Embera, Northern
Language use	A few also use Spanish.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Bible portions: 1975–1987.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Catio’ is sometimes used for other Choco groups.

Also spoken in:

Panama

Language name	Emberá-Catío
Population	40 in Panama (1982 SIL).
Language map	Panama
Alternate names	Catío, Embena, Epera, Katio

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ARBELÁEZ G., Jorge; MONTES U., Bernando, translators. 1973. Sistemas fonológicos de idiomas colombianos 2.  

DOMICO, Mercedes, speaker; SCHÖTTELNDREYER, Mareike, transcriber. 2012. Lista de palabras Swadesh-Rowe - Catio Ẽbẽna.

HEINZE, Carol, editor. 1977. Estudios en camsá y catío.  

LEVINSOHN, Stephen H.; SCHÖTTELNDREYER, Mareike, authors. 1976. "The Catío folktale as a play in acts and scenes."

MORTENSEN, Charles A., author. 1994. Nasalization in a revision of Embera-katio phonology.  

MORTENSEN, Charles A., author. 1999. A Reference Grammar of the Northern Embera Languages: Studies in the Languages of Colombia 7.  

PATIÑO ROSELLI, Carlos, author; DOMICÓ, José Manuel, speaker; SCHÖTTELNDREYER, Burkhard; SCHÖTTELNDREYER, Mareike, transcribers. 1975. Cuestionario para transcripción.

REX, Eileen; SCHÖTTELNDREYER, Mareike, authors. 1973. "Sistema fonológico del catío."  

SCHÖTTELNDREYER, Mareike, author. 1977. "El pegante: Texto del catío."  

SCHÖTTELNDREYER, Mareike, author. 1977. "Feliz Duerto: Texto del catío."  

SCHÖTTELNDREYER, Mareike, author. 1977. "La narración folclórica catía como un drama en actos y escenas."  

SCHÖTTELNDREYER, Mareike, author. 1979. "Catio."  

Vernacular Publications

¡El colera! :¿Kãreta od'aipe dazhirãba coleraʉ̃rʉ? ¡Naʉ libro akʉd'adua kawuad aita!. 1992.

Cañe bʉsia cobʉa?. 1973.

Eterre wũẽrã purru ʉ̃rʉ̃bema. 1992.