Endangered Languages Project - Epena

Epena

^{[aka Epena, Emberá-Saija, Saija]}

Classification: Chocoan

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vulnerable

ALSO KNOWN AS		Epena, Emberá-Saija, Saija, Epená Saija, Epéna Pedée, Southern Embera, Southern Empera, Cholo, Epena Pedee, Ember-Saija, Southern Ępęra, Emperá, Saixa, Saixa-Baudo
CLASSIFICATION		Chocoan
LANGUAGE CODE		sja
DOWNLOAD		As csv
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		The Emberá dialect continuum (Catío, Chamí, Napipí River, Saija, Sambú): Southern Emberá and Northern Emberá (Emperã, Eberã Bed’ea, Eperã Pedea, Atrato, Darién, Dariena, Panama Embera, Eberã, Cholo [Choco]). Ethnologue distinguishes 4 Southern Emberá languages: Emberá-Baudó [bdc] Emberá-Chamí [cmi] Emberá-Tadó [tdc] Epena [sja]

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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
88,800
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
For all of Southern Emberá: Colombia 88,747 speakers, 88,747 population of Emberá (Pede, Chamí, Catío, Katío, Sambú) (2001). Ecuador: 52 speakers, 65 population of Epera Pedede (Êpera, Epena Pedee, Siapedie, Emberá, Emberá del Sur, Emberá Chami).

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,550
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
3,500 in Colombia, 50 in Ecuador
(Unchanged 2016.)

DATE OF INFO: 2004 (Colombia), 2000 (Ecuador)

PLACES: Ecuador; Colombia; Panama;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Ecuador: Town of Borbón. Northern Pacific Coast. Colombia: South Pacific coast, Caucá, Nariño, Chocó departments. Southeastern Panama.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: South Pacific coast, Cauca, Narino, and Valle del Cauca departments; in 2 separate areas.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
8,050
Native speakers worldwide

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Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press