Cuiba language
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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) Guahiban
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | cui |
Glottolog | cuib1242 |
ELP | Cuiva |
Cuiba or Cuiva is a
History of Cuiba
The term Cuiba is usually used to describe the ethnic group itself, although they do not refer to themselves as Cuiba.[citation needed] Most of those who speak the Cuiba language are monolingual, which is why the language is threatened seeing as the ethnic population itself is only approximately 2,950 and continues to decrease. The Cuiba ethnic group are characterized as being hunter-gatherers, who live a nomadic lifestyle in small bands along the borders of Colombia and Venezuela. Before 1967, the Cuiba were spread across the Meta River tributaries: Casanare, Agua Clara, Ariporo, Unchadia, Arauca, and Capanaparo. For the most part although the groups of Cuiba today are much smaller, they continue to occupy what is left of the areas around the rivers.[citation needed]
The banks of the Casanare, Agua Clara, Ariporo, Unchadia, Arauca, and Capanaparo are for the most part known as Cuiba territory and there has been no evidence stating that the Cuiba have occupied other territory but their own. The Cuiba have gone through many wars and invasions, which have slightly influenced Cuiba political and cultural practices at some point.[citation needed] Although the Europeans have left, some Spanish words survived. There is no evidence showing where the Spanish words were originated.[citation needed] There have been many attempts after 1533 invasion attempting to remove the Cuiba from their territory, but although the Cuiba have a small population their culture has largely remained unchanged.
Dialect/varieties
There are 8 dialects in Colombia and Venezuela known as:
- Chiricoa
- Masiware (Masiguare)
- Chiripo (Siripu, Wapiwi)
- Yara huuraxi-Capanapara
- Mayayero
- Monchuelo-Casanare-Cuiba
- Tampiwi (Mariposas)
- Amarawa (Amorua)[citation needed]
Examples
- jihuij. People j.: There are people.
- dihuesij quequere: A story j the buzzard: This is a story about the buzzard.
Bibliography
- Berg, M. L. (1978). Aspecto de la Cultura Material de Grupos Etnicos de Colombia. Retrieved May 1, 2016, from [1]
- Berg, M. L., & Kerr, I. J. (1973). The Cuiva Language: Grammar. Retrieved May 2, 2016, from The Cuiva Language
- Menz, A. (n.d.). Cuiba. Retrieved May 1, 2016, from [2] Archived 2015-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Promotora Española de Lingüística. (n.d.). Retrieved May 1, 2016, from Promotora Española de Lingüística
References
- ^ Cuiba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)