| (documentation SalibaLanguage EnglishLanguage "The SalibaLanguage is a SalivanLanguage of Colombia. SIL code: SLC. ISO 639-2: sai. Population: 2,000 in Colombia (1982 T. Benaissa SIL). Population total both countries: 2,250. Region: Meta and Casanare rivers. Alternate names: SALIVA. Comments: Bilingualism in Spanish. Those 50 and older use Saliba as mother tongue. Younger members use Spanish. SOV. Literacy rate in first language: 1% to 5%. Literacy rate in second language: 15% to 25%. Tropical forest. Plains, interfluvial. Swidden agriculturalists. lower than 200 meters. Also spoken in: Venezuela. (Language name: SALIBA. Population: 250 in Venezuela (1991 Adelaar). Alternate names: SALIVA. Comments: Very acculturated in Venezuela.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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