Eperara is a variety of Southern Emberá and a part of the Chocoan language family. It is spoken mainly in Colombia, in the departments of Cauca, Nariño, and Valle del Cauca. There are also Eperera speakers in Esmeraldas province of Ecuador, and in Panamá province of Panama. There were about 3,500 speakers in Colombia in 2004, and about 50 speakers in Ecuador in 2012. The number of speakers in Panama is not unknown.
Eperara is also known as Cholo, Embena, Embera, Emberá-Saija, Epená Saija, Saija, Eperara-Siapidara or Southern Empera. Speakers call themselves Sia Pedee or Wamuna o Epena, which means "voice of brave reeds".
Few Eperara speakers can read and write their language, however it is now being taught in primary schools.
Download an alphabet chart for Eperara (Excel)
Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/3160/LUK.11.CTO
Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV
Details provided by Michael Peter Füstumum
Ũma tachi eperarã t’opata apenaarã ome auk’a tachi creencia ome ɨchiava auk’a – kincia k’awaa- k’o p’anora ome a penaarã maa.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another
in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Information about Eperara
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eperara_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epena_saija
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/sja
https://cuartoalosmejores2013.blogspot.com/2013/05/cultura-epera.html
Catio, Chami, Northern Emberá, Eperara
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page last modified: 22.04.24
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