The Caribbean, Trinidad and the Guianas
Yukpa
Lands
Sierra de Perijá on both sides of the border: Zulia state, Venezuela, and Cesar department, Colombia
Facts 3
Population
Census counts put the Yukpa at about 10,640 people in Venezuela in 2011 and 3,610 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
Language
Yukpa, a Carib-family language, has high vitality: in most communities speakers use it every day and make sure their children learn it.
Source: Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia, Yukpa ywonku: Informe del estado de vitalidad de las lenguas nativas de Colombia (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Governance
In Colombia, Yukpa resguardos are made up of settlements each led by a cabildo menor, with a cabildo mayor representing the people before the government.
Source: Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia, Yukpa ywonku: Informe del estado de vitalidad de las lenguas nativas de Colombia (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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