Saliba language (South America)

Saliba
Spoken in Colombia and Venezuela
Native speakers 1,600  (1993)
Language family
Saliban
  • Saliba
Writing system Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3 slc

Saliba (Spanish: Sáliba, Sáliva) is an indigenous language of Colombia and Venezuela. Saliba was used by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th century to communicate with indigenous peoples of the Meta, Orinoco, and Vichada valleys. It is not being passed on to many children, but that practice is being reconsidered.