| Saliba | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Colombia and Venezuela |
Native speakers | (1,600 cited 1991–2008)[1] |
Piaroa–Saliban
| |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | slc |
| Glottolog | sali1298 |
| ELP | Sáliva |
Saliba (Spanish: Sáliba, Sáliva) is an indigenous language of Eastern Colombia and Venezuela.[2] Saliba was used by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th century to communicate with indigenous peoples of the Meta, Orinoco, and Vichada valleys. An 1856 watercolor by Manuel María Paz is an early depiction of the Saliva people in Casanare Province.[3]