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Guambiano

A language of Colombia

ISO 639-3gum

Population  23,500 (2001), increasing. Less than 10% monolingual.
Region  Central Andes Range near Popayán, Cauca, in concentrated areas.
Language map  Northern Colombia
Alternate names   Guambia, Moguex
Classification  Barbacoan, Coconucan
Language use  Vigorous. All domains. Positive attitude. Also use some Spanish.
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.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Agriculturalists: potatoes, onions. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 1973. Aspectos de la cultura material de grupos étnicos de Colombia 1.  Available online

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

BARNES, Janet, compiler. 1993. Cuando no habia agua y otros leyendas indígenas.  Available online

BRANKS, Judith; BRANKS, Thomas H., authors. 1973. "Fonología del guambiano."  Available online

BRANKS, Judith; BRANKS, Thomas H., authors. 1973. "Guambiano."  Available online

BRANKS, Judith; SÁNCHEZ, Juan Bautista, authors. 1978. The Drama of Life: A Study of Life Cycle Customs Among the Guambiano, Colombia, South America.  Available for purchase

BRANKS, Thomas H., author. 1976. An approach to the discovery of spoken style.

BRANKS, Thomas H., author. 1978. "Aspectos relacionados con el fondo y la forma del discurso narrativo alrededor del personaje central, en guambiano."

BRANKS, Thomas H., author. 1980. "La cohesion y prominencia en las narrativas del guambiano."  Available online

HEINZE, Carol, editor. 1978. Estudios chibchas 2.

Vernacular Publications

Chi porayaighuan huaminchab. 1975.

Naccogo os̈ʉhuanba, animal pʉymeranba, atʉhuall pʉymeranba shao rrerailanba chi maramig. 1975.

Namoy misagmera pʉrig. 1987.

Panrrig pirʉmerayo terrazasmeran mandʉ maramig. 1975.

Pirʉ tabig mis̈rrey mandʉ maramig. 1975.

Pirʉhuan mandʉ asha maramig. 1975.

Simón Bolívar. 1975.