ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

South America · ISO 639-3 slc · Glottocode sali1298

Sáliba

For Sáliba, the dataset brings together a reference point in South America, classification in the Saliban family, and a likely assignment to Latin.

Language family
Saliban
Likely script
Latin (Latn)
Source status
nearly extinct
Macroarea
South America
Source country codes
CO · VE
Reference point
5.301, -69.384

Open research question

Which current studies show where and in which social settings Sáliba is spoken, learned, or used in writing?

This question is an assignment for later subject and community-proximate source review, not a claim about a uniform cultural worldview.

Scholarly boundary

The map point is a Glottolog reference point, not a language-area boundary. The script field is a likely Unicode CLDR assignment, not a complete history of orthography. Information on endangerment and countries follows the linked source data and does not replace current local assessment.