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Preferred term

slcSáliba  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Saliba is an indigenous language of Colombia and Venezuela. Saliba was used by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th century to communicate with indigenous peoples of the Meta, Orinoco, and Vichada valleys. It is not being passed on to many children, but that practice is being reconsidered.

Entry terms

  • Saliba language

ISO 639-3 code

  • slc

Notation

  • slc

In other languages

  • Sáliva

    French

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/slc

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