Did you know Southern Emberá is vulnerable?

ALSO KNOWN AS		Emberá- Baudó (Baudó, Catrú), Emberá-Chamí (Chami), Epena (Emberá-Saija, Saija, Epená Saija, Epéna Pedée, Southern Embera, Southern Empera, Cholo
CLASSIFICATION		Chocoan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		cmi
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Basurudó
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		The Emberá dialect continuum (Catío, Chamí, Napipí River, Saija, Sambú) includes Southern Emberá and Northern Emberá (Emperã, Eberã Bed’ea, Eperã Pedea, Atrato, Darién, Dariena, Panama Embera, Eberã, Cholo [Choco]). Ethnologue lists 6 distinct Emberá languages, 2 Northern Emberá: Emberá-Catío [cto] Northern Emberá [Emp] and 4 Southern Emberá: Emberá-Baudó [bdc] Emberá-Chamí [cmi] Epena (Emberá-Saija) [sjia] Emberá-Tadó [tdc].

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Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~88,799
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
88,812
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Emberá (Pede Epenã, Epérã Pedée,
Colombia 88,747 speakers, 88,747? population Emberá (Pede, Chamí, Catío, Katío, Sambú) (2001).
Ecuador: 52 speakers, 65 population Epera Pedede (Êpera, Epena Pedee, Siapedie, Emberá, Emberá del Sur, Emberá Chami).

Ethnic population
~71,410
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
The ethnic group in Colombia is approximately 71,410; there are more in Ecuador.

PLACES: Colombia and Ecuador

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Colombia, Department of Antioquia: mainly on the banks of the Murrı´ and its tributaries; Department of Co´rdoba: on the banks of the San Jorg; on almost all the big rivers, especially in the river basins of the Atrato and the Baudo´,
along the Middle and Upper San Juan, and in the Tado´ area; Department of Risaralda:
on the Camı´ River (Chami); Department of Cauca: on the Saija and its small tributaries; Department of Caldas: along the network of rivers in the Dabeiba region (tributaries of the San Juan River); Department of Nariño: on the Morondo´ and
Satinga rivers.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,510
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Ethnic population: Total Embera in Colombia: 71,000 (Arango and Sánchez 1998)

DATE OF INFO: 2001

		2007	South America	Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages	103-196	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge			Mily Crevels	Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	~71,410				The ethnic group in Colombia is approximately 71,410; there are more in Ecuador.		Colombia and Ecuador	Colombia, Department of Antioquia: mainly on the banks of the Murrı´ and its tributaries; Department of Co´rdoba: on the banks of the San Jorg; on almost all the big rivers, especially in the river basins of the Atrato and the Baudo´, along the Middle and Upper San Juan, and in the Tado´ area; Department of Risaralda: on the Camı´ River (Chami); Department of Cauca: on the Saija and its small tributaries; Department of Caldas: along the network of rivers in the Dabeiba region (tributaries of the San Juan River); Department of Nariño: on the Morondo´ and Satinga rivers.
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.										5.0,-76.0
		2012	Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking	The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide	167-234	Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona	Mouton de Gruyter	Berlin		Crevels, Mily	Crevels, Mily. 2012. "Language Endangerment in South America: The Clock Is Ticking." In The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide, edited by Hans Henrich Hock et al.. 167-234. Mouton de Gruyter.		88,812	~88,799		10000-99999	Emberá (Pede Epenã, Epérã Pedée, Colombia 88,747 speakers, 88,747? population Emberá (Pede, Chamí, Catío, Katío, Sambú) (2001). Ecuador: 52 speakers, 65 population Epera Pedede (Êpera, Epena Pedee, Siapedie, Emberá, Emberá del Sur, Emberá Chami).	Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		5,510	2001	1000-9999	Ethnic population: Total Embera in Colombia: 71,000 (Arango and Sánchez 1998)	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Southern Emberá

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Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~88,799

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,510

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Southern Emberá

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Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~88,799

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,510

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