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Guambiano Indian Language (Misak, Namdrik, Wam)

Guambiano is a member of the Barbacoan language family, spoken by about 25,000 people in southwestern Colombia. Guambiano is a case-marking language with SOV word order.

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Names: Guambiano is the Spanish name for the tribe, derived from the indigenous place name Guambia. Most of the people use this name to refer to themselves today, but others prefer to call themselves Namoy Misak (meaning "our people") or just Misak ("the people.") The phrase Wampi Misamera, meaning "native people of Guambia" is sometimes used instead of Guambiano, and they call their language Namrrik. They have sometimes also been known as Moguex (the name for their tribe in the neighboring Paez language,) Cauca (after a river that runs through their territory,) or Silvianos (after the Spanish place name Silvia.) Alternate spellings of these names include Guambiana, Wambiana, Wambiano, Wambia, Wampia, Wambi, Wam, Wampimisamera, Guambino, Guanbiano, Huamimehab; Misag; Namdrik, Namtrik, Nam Trik; Mogués, Mogés. Moguez. Mogues, Moges, Mogües, and the Rio Cauca Indians.

Guambiano Language

Guambiano language samples and resources.

Guambiano Culture and History

Information and links about the Guambiano tribe past and present.

Guambiano Language Resources

Our Guambiano Language Materials

Guambiano Words:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Guambiano language.

Guambiano Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Indigenous Northern Colombia:
Map showing the areas in South America where Guambiano is spoken.

Guambiano Phonology:
Linguistic chart of phonemes in the Guambiano language.

Guambiano Language

Guambiano Orthography

Guambiano Phonology:
Scanned-in documents about the Guambiano language from the Rosetta Project. Articles are in Spanish.

Idioma Wam:
Overview of the Guambiano language including a phonological inventory. Page in Spanish.

Omniglot: Guambiano:
Profile of the Guambiano language including a phonological inventory, orthography and a text.

House of Languages: Guambiano:
Information about Guambiano language usage.

Guambino Language Tree:
Theories about Guambiano's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Guambiano Language Structures:
Guambiano linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Tower of Babel in Guambiano:

Guambiano Bible:

Words of Life:

Guambiano Prayers:
Translations of Bible passages and Christian prayers into the Guambiano language.

Guambiano Papers:
Archive of linguistics papers on Guambiano, in English and Spanish.

Links, References, and Additional Information

  Endangered Languages Project: Guambiano:
  Bibliography of Guambiano language resources.
  OLAC: Guambiano:
  Reference list of Guambiano language materials.
  Wikipedia: Guambiano:

World Languages: Guambiano:
Encyclopedia articl

es on the Guambiano language.
La Lengua Wambiano-Mogés

Lenguas Indigenas: Guambiano

Palabras en el idioma Guambiano
Los Guambianos de Colombia

Cultura Misak

Tribu Guambiano

Grupo indigena guambiano:
Information about the Guambiano tribe and their language in Spanish.

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