Ethnologue

Emberá-Baudó

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Baudó, Catrú, Embena, Embera, Epena

Population

5,000 (1995 SIL). Ethnic population: Total Emberá in Colombia: 71,000 (Arango Ochoa and Sánchez Gutierrez 1998).

Location

Chocó department: Baudó river basin and Pacific coastal rivers between Cabo Corrientes north towards Northern Embera language area.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Somewhat intelligible with Northern Emberá [emp] and Epena [sja].

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