Barí

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Cesar department: Chimichagua, La Gloria, and Pailitas municipalities; Norte de Santander department: Reserva Indígena Motilón-Barí and Resguardo Indígena Gabarra-Catalaura in Upper Catatumbo and Oro rivers and Serranía de los Motilones region.

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Language NameBarí

User Population

1,520 in Venezuela (Crevels 2007). Significant number are still monolingual (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 2,840 (2011 census).

Location

Zulia state: Sierra de Perijá southern zone, to Yukpa territory north and Catatumbo river south.

Alternate Names

Motilone, Motilón

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa].

Other Comments

Unrelated to Carib Motilón [yup] (Yukpa). M. Durbin questions its classification as Chibchan; also classified as Arawakan (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977).

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