Kogi | Ethnologue

A language of Colombia

ISO 639: kog
Alternate Names: Cagaba, Coghui, Cogui, Kagaba, Kaggaba, Kawgian, Kogui
Autonym: Kaugiañ
Population: 9,910 (2004 DNP). Nearly all monolingual. Ethnic population: 15,800 (2001 census).
Location:: La Guajira and Magdalena departments: north, east, and west slopes of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Chibchan, Chibchan B, Eastern Chibchan, Colombian, Northern Colombian, Arhuacan
Typology: SOV; 24 consonants and 12 vowels, including 5 nasal vowels.
Language Use: Also use Malayo [mbp]. Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Literature. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2015.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kogi
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion.

Location: La Guajira and Magdalena departments: north, east, and west slopes of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.