Emberá-Catío
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A language of Colombia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Catio, Catío Emberá, Embena, Embera, Emberá-Katío, Epena, Epẽrã, Eyabida, Katio, ẽbẽrã bed’ea–Katío
Autonym
Ẽ́bẽra Katío
Population
15,000 in Colombia (1992 SIL). 13,500 monolinguals. Ethnic population: Total Emberá in Colombia in 2001: 88,700 (Crevels 2012). Total users in all countries: 15,040.
Location
Antioquia, Chocó, and Córdoba departments: Murri, San Jorge, San Pedro, and upper Sinu rivers.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Language Use
Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Grammar. Bible portions: 1975–2012.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Catio is sometimes used for other Chocoan groups.