Ethnologue

Emberá-Tadó

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Cholo, Embena, Embera, Epena, Katío, Êpêra

Population

2,300 (2014 SIL). Ethnic population: Total Emberá in Colombia: 71,000 (Arango Ochoa and Sánchez Gutierrez 1998)).

Location

Chocó department: upper San Juan region, and Parecito and Pared reservation near Certegüi; Risaralda department.

Language Maps

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Bible portions: 1999.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Secluded.