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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 |
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Cuiba or Cuiva is a Guahiban language that is spoken by about 2,300 people in Colombia and additional 650 in Venezuela. More than half of Cuiba speakers are monolingual, and in Colombia there is a 45% literacy rate.[citation needed] Cuiva is also referred to as Cuiba, Cuiba-Wámonae, Kuiva, Chiricoa, Hiwi, and Maiben. In Colombia, Cuiva is spoken among those who live and who are born surrounding the Colombian rivers, Meta Casanare and Capanaparo. The Cuiba ethnic group is often found in the Casanare Department. In Venezuela the language is spoken in the state of Apure, one of the state border with Colombia, which is found alongside the Capanaparo river.