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Epena language

Epena (ISO 639-3 code sja) is a language of the Chocoan family spoken in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. It has about 88,800 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as vulnerable.

Facts

ISO 639-3 codesja
Glottocodeepen1239
FamilyChocoan
AreaSouth America
CountriesColombia, Ecuador, Panama
Speakers (estimate)88,800
EndangermentVulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Related languages

Other Chocoan languages, nearest first.

More about Epena

Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.