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paez language
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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Instancescontent bearing physicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 entityThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 human languageThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 languageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 linguistic expressionThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 paezan languageA PaezanLanguage is the single PaezLanguage of Colombia. This language is apparently unrelated to all other languages, thus forming a language family consisting of a single member.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 physicalAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 spoken human languageA SpokenHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium the human voice. It can also be represented visually through writing, although not all SpokenHumanLanguages have a codified written form.
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