Kalihna
Alternate Names: Caribe, Cariña, Kalihna, Kalinya, Galibi
Classifications:Carib, Northern, Galibi
Dialects: Tabajari
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2003
Language Use: Quite well integrated into Venezuelan culture, though they do speak their own language among themselves. Older adults and very young are monolingual.
Population: 7,251 in Venezuela (2000 WCD). Population
total all countries: 10,226.
Region: Monagas and Anzotegui states, northeast near Orinoco River mouth, plus a few communities in Bolivar State, just south of Orinoco.
ALSO SPOKEN IN : Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname
