Saliba | |
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Spoken in | Colombia and Venezuela |
Native speakers | 1,600 (1993) |
Language family |
Saliban
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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.