The Caribbean, Trinidad and the Guianas
Barí
Lands
Serranía de los Motilones and the Catatumbo and Oro river basins in Norte de Santander, Colombia, and Zulia state, Venezuela
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Population
Census counts put the Barí at about 2,841 people in Venezuela in 2011 and 3,018 in Colombia in 2018.
As of 2018 Source: Minority Rights Group, Barí and Yukpa in Venezuela (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
Barí live in the foothills of Colombia's Serranía de los Motilones along the Catatumbo and Oro rivers, with settlements also in Zulia state, Venezuela.
Source: Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia, Barí (lenguas nativas de Colombia) (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
The Barí language, of the Chibcha family, is being passed on to new generations and has speakers of all ages.
Source: Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia, Barí (lenguas nativas de Colombia) (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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