Emberá-Catío | Ethnologue

A language of Colombia

ISO 639: cto
Alternate Names: Catio, Catío Emberá, Embena, Embera, Emberá-Katío, Epena, Epẽrã, Eyabida, Katio, ẽbẽrã bed’ea–Katío
Autonym: Ẽ́bẽra Katío
Population: 15,000 in Colombia (1992 SIL). 13,500 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 48,100 (2018 census). Total users in all countries: 15,040.
Location:: Antioquia, Chocó, and Córdoba departments: Murri, San Jorge, San Pedro, and upper Sinu rivers.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Chocoan, Emberá, Northern Emberá
Typology: 19 consonants and 12 vowels (6 oral, 6 nasal).
Language Use: Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible portions: 1975–2012.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Emberá-Catío
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Catio is sometimes used for other Chocoan groups.