Saliba language
Encyclopedia
Saliba is an indigenous language of Colombia
and Venezuela
. Saliba was used by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th century to communicate with indigenous peoples of the Meta
, Orinoco
, and Vichada
valleys. It is not being passed on to many children, but that practice is being reconsidered.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. Saliba was used by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th century to communicate with indigenous peoples of the Meta
Meta River
The Meta River is formed in the Meta Department, Colombia by the confluence of the Humea, Guatiquía and Guayuriba rivers. It flows east-northeastward across the Llanos Orientales plains of Colombia through an ancient fault...
, Orinoco
Orinoco
The Orinoco is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes called the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3% of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia...
, and Vichada
Vichada
Vichada may refer to:*Department of Vichada, a subdivision of Colombia*Vichada River, a river in eastern Colombia...
valleys. It is not being passed on to many children, but that practice is being reconsidered.