Also Known As:
Saliba, Sáliba (in Colombia)
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Sáliba (Sáliva) talking dictionary (audio recordings) from Living Tongues Institute for Endangered L
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
45?
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Ramírez, Hortensia Estrada. "La modalidad epistémica en la lengua sáliba." Revista de Lenguas Indígenas y Universos Culturales 7 (2010): 107-118.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Ramírez, Hortensia Estrada. "La modalidad epistémica en la lengua sáliba." Revista de Lenguas Indígenas y Universos Culturales 7 (2010): 107-118.