Saliba (Spanish: Sáliba, Sáliva) is an indigenous language of Eastern Colombia and Venezuela.
[2] Saliba was used by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th century to communicate with indigenous peoples of the Meta, Orinoco, and Vichada valleys.
An 1856 watercolor by Manuel María Paz is an early depiction of the Saliva people in Casanare Province.
[3] "Saliba was spoken by an ethnic group that lived along the central reaches of the Orinoco River.
"Sáliba has a limited voicing distinction, and boasts six places of articulation for plosives.