Barí language
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Not to be confused with Bari language.
| Barí | |
|---|---|
| Bari | |
| Spoken in | Colombia, Venezuela |
| Ethnicity | Motilon people |
| Native speakers | 1,700 (1980, 2000) (date missing) |
| Language family |
Chibchan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mot |
Barí is a Chibchan language spoken in Northwestern South America by the Baris (Motilones). Motilones are sometimes called "dobocubi", but this is a pejorative term.[1]
There were 850 speakers in Colombia in 1990 and 850 speakers in Venezuela in 2000.[1]
The language is tonal: bropba can mean "axe" or "banana" depending on tone, and Shkö yuo bainanai hĩ means "The animal went into the hole", "It is dead", or "I am lost".[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ethnologue
- Bruce Olson. Bruchko. Charisma House, 1977.
[edit] External links
- Barí language at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
- Bari language and the Bari indian tribe at native-languages.org
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