Carijona language explained

Carijona
Also Known As:Hianacoto
Nativename:Tsahá
States:Colombia
Ethnicity:290 Carijona (2007)
Speakers:6 near La Pedrera and "a few more" near Miraflores
Date:2007
Ref:e18
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Cariban
Fam2:Guianan Carib
Fam3:Taranoan
Iso3:cbd
Glotto:cari1279
Glottorefname:Carijona
Dia1:Hianacoto
Dia2:Karihona
Map:Carijona.png

Carijona (Karihona) is a Cariban language, or probably a pair of languages, of Colombia. Derbyshire (1999) lists the varieties Hianacoto-Umaua and Carijona proper as separate languages.

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