Epena
Facts
- Language: Epena
- Alternate names: Epena, Emberá-Saija, Saija, Epená Saija, Epéna Pedée, Southern Embera, Southern Empera, Cholo, Epena Pedee, Ember-Saija, Southern Ępęra, Emperá, Saixa, Saixa-Baudo
- Language code: sja
- Language family: Chocoan, Emberá, Southern Emberá (SIL classification)
- Number of speakers: 88,800
- Vulnerability: Vulnerable
- Script: Latin script.
More information:
Traditional religion, Christian.
The Emberá dialect continuum (Catío, Chamí, Napipí River, Saija, Sambú): Southern Emberá and Northern Emberá (Emperã, Eberã Bed’ea, Eperã Pedea, Atrato, Darién, Dariena, Panama Embera, Eberã, Cholo [Choco]).Ethnologue distinguishes 4 Southern Emberá languages:Emberá-Baudó [bdc]Emberá-Chamí [cmi]Emberá-Tadó [tdc] Epena [sja]