ISO 639-3 · slcslc
Piaroa–Saliban family
Saliba
Saliba is a language of the Piaroa–Saliban branch, spoken in Colombia. Wikidata counts about 1,500 speakers (2008). Wikidata describes it as “language of South America (slc)”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
slc- Glottocode
sali1298- Family
- Piaroa–Saliban
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Saliba |
|---|---|
| Also called | Sáliba, slc, sali1298, Saliba language |
| All speakers | 1,500 (2008) |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Piaroa–Saliban to Saliba
The branches above Saliba, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
3Piaroa–SalibanfamilyslcSalibalanguage
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Colombia
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