Native to Colombia, Panama ISO 639-3 cto | Native speakers (15,000 cited 1992) Glottolog embe1260 | |
Language family Chocoan
Emberá
Northern
Catío | ||
Catío Emberá (Catío, Katío) is an indigenous American language spoken by the Embera people of Colombia and Panama.
The language was spoken by 15,000 people in Colombia, and a few dozen in Panama, according to data published in 1992. 90 to 95% of the speakers are monolingual with a 1% literacy rate. The language is also known as Eyabida, and like most Embera languages goes by the name Embena 'human'.
References
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