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Guambiano

A language of Colombia

ISO 639-3: gum

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

Barnes, Janet, compiler. 1993. Cuando no habia agua y otros leyendas indígenas.  

Branks, Judith and Juan Bautista Sánchez. 1978. The drama of life: a study of life cycle customs among the Guambiano, Colombia, South America.

Branks, Thomas H. 1976. "An approach to the discovery of spoken style."

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

Branks, Thomas H. 1980. "La cohesion y prominencia en las narrativas del guambiano."  

Branks, Thomas H. and Judith Branks. 1973. "Fonología del guambiano."  

Branks, Thomas H. and Judith Branks. 1973. "Guambiano."  

Gerdel, Florence L. and others. 1973. Sistemas fonológicos de idiomas colombianos 2.  

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

Schauer, Stanley and others. 1973. Aspectos de la cultura material de grupos étnicos de Colombia 1.  

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.