Cuiba | |
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Native to | Colombia, Venezuela |
Region | Meta Casanare and Capanapara rivers (Colombia) Apure Division (Venezuela) |
Native speakers | 2,900 (2007–2008)[1] |
Guahiban
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | cui |
Glottolog | cuib1242 |
ELP | Cuiva |
Cuiba is a Guahiban language spoken in Colombia and Venezuela. There are 2,300 people who speak it in Colombia and 650 in Venezuela.[2] More than half of Cuiba speakers do not speak any other language. In Colombia the literacy rate among Cuiba speakers is 45%.