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Sáliba

A language of Colombia

ISO 639-3: slc

Population	1,310 in Colombia (1993 census). Population total all countries: 1,560.
Region	Meta and Casanare rivers. Also in Venezuela.
Language map	Northern Colombia
Alternate names	Sáliva
Classification	Salivan
Language use	Most families do not pass on Sáliba to their children, but are rethinking that practice (2000). Older adults.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Also spoken in:

Venezuela

Language name	Sáliba
Population	250 in Venezuela (1991 W. Adelaar).
Region	Cedoño Department.
Language map	Venezuela, reference number 27
Alternate names	Sáliva
Language use	Shifting to Spanish.
Comments	Very acculturated in Venezuela.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 1979. Sistemas fonológicos de idiomas colombianos 4.

BENAISSA, Taik, author. 1976. "La estructura del párrafo dentro de un discurso narrativo en sáliba."

BENAISSA, Taik, author. 1979. "Fonología del sáliba."

BENAISSA, Taik, compiler. 1991. Vocabulario sáliba-español, español-sáliba.  

CHAMARRAVÍ, Mercedes, author. 1976. "La historia de Julio en malo: Texto narrativo del sáliba."

FRANK, Paul S.; MORSE, Nancy L., authors. 1997. Lo más importante es vivir en paz: Los sálibas de los Llanos Orientales de Colombia.  

LEVINSOHN, Stephen H., editor. 1976. Estudios en cacua, jupda y saliba.

Vernacular Publications

Cartilla de transición del Sáliba al Español y lecturas. 1991.

Jiputena pucuea ãxu tiño sehwaha ipu. 1976.  

Jotana cããdehgahdu omaĩhdu. 1974.

Jotana oxelluhwahgahdu pajĩtu. 1974.

Tubojaha tõjagihdihgã (No olividemos el idioma: cartilla de transición). 1992.