Northern Embera language

Northern Embera
Cholo
Native to	Colombia, Panama
Native speakers	72,000 (2001–2012)[1]
Language family	Chocoan Emberá Northern Northern Embera
Language codes
ISO 639-3	emp
Glottolog	nort2972
ELP	Northern Emberá

Northern Emberá, also known as West Embera and Cholo, is the largest Embera language. It is spoken largely in Colombia, but is also the principal language of the Darién Gap in Panama.The Emberá language is divided into two branches: Northern and Southern. Two prominent Northern groups are Emberá Darien and Catío. The Catío language is spoken by 10,000 - 20,000 people, whose literacy rate is at 1%. The Darien Emberá language is spoken by 9,000-10,000 people.