Carijona
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A language of Colombia
Alternate Names
Carifuna, Carihona, Hianacoto, Hianacoto-Umaua, Hianakoto, Huaque, Kaliohona, Karihona, Karijona, Koto, Omagua, Tsahá, Umawa
User Population
6 (Crevels 2007). 6 speakers near La Pedrera and a few more near Miraflores (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 530 (2018 census).
Location
Guaviare department: Miraflores municipality southeast of Lake Espajo.
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Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Dialects
None known. Possibly 2 separate languages, Hianacoto-Umaua and Carijona (1973 M. Durbin). The 2 groups had no contact for many years.
Typology
OVS; 14 consonants and 7 vowels.
Language Use
Intermarry with other tribes. Shifted to Spanish [spa].
Language Development
Some interest in literacy. Texts.