Chimila language
| Chimila | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Colombia |
| Ethnicity | 1,500 (2009)[1] |
Native speakers | 350 (2009)[1] |
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Chibchan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
cbg |
| Glottolog |
chim1309[2] |
Chimila (Shimizya) is a Chibchan language of Colombia, spoken by the Chimila. At one time the Malibu languages were grouped with Chimila, before Chimila was considered a Chibchan language.
The "Cesar" name of the Cesar River and Cesar Department is an adaptation from the Chimila indigenous word Chet-tzar or Zazare ("calm water") into Spanish, in reference to the Cesar River.[3]
Guatapurí derives from the Chimila for "cold water", and provides the name of the Guatapurí River.[4]
References
- 1 2 Chimila at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Chimila". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ LABLAA - Luis Galvis: Don Gonzalo (Spanish)
- ↑ (Spanish) Marcos Fidel Vega Seña (2005), Vallenato: Cultura y sentimiento, U. Cooperativa de Colombia. p14.
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