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23,462

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Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking.
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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

23,462

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Ethnic Population

23,462

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Year of info

2012

Location and Context

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Colombia

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

23,462

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Year of info

2010

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2.6138,-76.3906

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

23,500

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Increasing. Less than 10% monolingual.

Year of info

2009

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Colombia;

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Vigorous. All domains. Positive attitudes. Mostly bilingual in Spanish.

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Native Speakers Worldwide

21,000

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Year of info

2016

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Colombia

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23,462

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Instituto Caro y Cuervo 2000: 18,000; Arango y Sánchez 2004: 23,462; Censo 2005: 21,085

Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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Colombia

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Ethnic Population

~20,780

Non-monolingual speakers

Most Guambiano are bilingual in Spanish.

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It isn't clear how many speakers there are in the ethnic group.

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

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Colombia

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Location description

Colombia, Department of Cauca, on the western slopes of the Andean Cordillera Central, in the municipalities of Silvia, Jambaló, Totoró, Caldono and Toribío, and on the banks of the Piendamó River.

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Colombia, Department of Cauca, on the western slopes of the Andean Cordillera Central, in the municipalities of Silvia, Jambaló, Totoró, Caldono and Toribío, and on the banks of the Piendamó River.

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Spanish

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2005

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2.5,-76.6666666667

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15,596

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