(documentation PaezLanguage EnglishLanguage "The PaezLanguage is a PaezanLanguage of Colombia. SIL code: PBB. ISO 639-2: sai. Population: 118,845 in the ethnic group (1998 Arango). Region: Central Andes Range near Popayan, Cauca. Alternate names: NASA YUWE. Dialects: PITAYO, PANIQUITA (PANIKITA). Comments: Bilingual level estimates for Spanish are 0 50%, 1 25%, 2 13%, 3 10%, 4 2%, 5 0%. Spanish is the predominant language of instruction in schools. It is reported that not all members of the ethnic group speak Paez (1999). Dictionary. Grammar. SOV. Literacy rate in first language: 10% to 30%. Literacy rate in second language: 25% to 50%. Scrub forest. Mountain mesa and slope. Peasant agriculturalists. 2,500 to 3,000 meters. NT 1980.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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