ISO 639-3 · mbpmbp
Chibchan family
Wiwa
Wiwa is a language of the Chibchan branch, spoken in Colombia. Wikidata counts about 1,850 speakers (2007). Wikidata describes it as “Chibchan language spoken in northern Colombia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mbp- Glottocode
mala1522- Family
- Chibchan
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 12 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Wiwa |
|---|---|
| Also called | Guamaca language, Wiwa language, Malayo, Dʉmʉna |
| All speakers | 1,850 (2007) |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Chibchan to Wiwa
The branches above Wiwa, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
16ChibchanfamilymbpWiwalanguage
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
spaSpanishIndo-European · 555.6 m1 · NationalromRomaniIndo-European · 46 mDefinitely endangeredrmyVlax RomaniIndo-European · 538,4806b · ThreatenedgucWayuuTa-Arawakan · 300,0005 · DevelopingpbbPáezunclassified · 140,0006b · ThreatenedempNorthern EmberaChoco · 72,0005 · DevelopingtcaTicunaunclassified · 61,0005 · DevelopinginbIngaQuechua · 33,0006b · ThreatenedguhGuahiboGuajiboan · 23,006VulnerablegumGuambianoBarbacoan · 20,7825 · Developing