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The specific number of spoken languages varies slightly since some authors consider as different languages what others consider to be varieties or dialects of the same language. Best estimates recorded 71 languages that are spoken in-country today—most of which belong to the Chibchan , Tucanoan , Bora–Witoto , Guajiboan , Arawakan , Cariban ...
Colombia Language Status Comments ISO 639-3 A'ingae, Cofán language: Severely endangered [1] con Achagua language: Severely endangered [1] aca Andoke language: Severely endangered [1] ano Aruaco language: Vulnerable [1] arh Awa Cuaiquer language: Critically endangered [1] kwi Baníwa do Içana language: Vulnerable [1] Also spoken in: Brazil ...
Sign languages of Colombia (2 P) Spanish language (20 C, 70 P) W. Wayuu language (2 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Languages of Colombia"
Colombian Spanish (Spanish: español colombiano) is a grouping of the varieties of Spanish spoken in Colombia.The term is of more geographical than linguistic relevance, since the dialects spoken in the various regions of Colombia are quite diverse.
Spanish (of which Colombia has the third-largest population of speakers in the world after Mexico and the United States) is the official language, with 99.2% of Colombians speaking Spanish, and there are small communities in urban areas speaking other European languages such as German, French, English, Italian, and Portuguese.
Maniba – unknown language spoken on the Inirida River and Pupunagua River, Vaupés territory, Colombia. Maracano – unknown language spoken on the central part of Maracá Island, Rio Branco territory, Brazil. Maricupi – lower course of the Montoura River, Amapá territory. Menejou – middle course of the Jarí River, Amapá territory.
Colombia, [b] officially the Republic of Colombia, [c] is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest.
The major obstacle to the usage and teaching of Quechua languages is the lack of written materials, such as books, newspapers, software, and magazines. The Bible has been translated into Quechua and is distributed by certain missionary groups. Quechua, along with Aymara and minor indigenous languages, remains essentially a spoken language.