Emberá people
Indigenous people of Panama and Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the language, see Embera language. For the administrative area, see Comarca Emberá.
The Emberá listenⓘ, also known in the historical literature as the Chocó or Katío Indians are an Indigenous people of Panama and Colombia. In the Emberá language, the word ẽberá can be used to mean person, man, or indigenous person, depending on the context in which it is used. There are approximately 33,000 people living in Panama and 50,000 in Colombia who identify as Emberá.
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Total population | |
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~240,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Colombia | 196,115 (2018)[1] |
Panama | 51,657 (2023)[2] |
Languages | |
Northern Emberá, Emberá-Catío, Emberá-Chamí, Emberá-Baudó, Eperara, Spanish | |
Religion | |
jaí, Evangelicism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Wounaan |
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