Carijona language

Endangered Cariban language spoken in Colombia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carijona (Karihona) is a moribund Cariban language, or a pair of languages, of Colombia. It is spoken by only 15 people as of 2015.[2] Derbyshire (1999) lists the varieties Hianacoto-Umaua and Carijona proper as separate languages.[3]

NativetoColombia
Ethnicity290 Carijona (2007)[1]
Native speakers
15 (2015)[2]
Cariban
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Carijona
Hianacoto
Tsahá
Native toColombia
Ethnicity290 Carijona (2007)[1]
Native speakers
15 (2015)[2]
Cariban
Dialects
  • Hianacoto
  • Karihona
  • Umaua
  • Guaque
Language codes
ISO 639-3cbd
Glottologcari1279
ELPCarijona
Carijona is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.
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Phonology

Consonants

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Vowels

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