Chibcha

The term Chibcha (Muisca language: chib-cha[cum] ('staff-male': 'man with the staff') and more precisely " Chib"(Our), "Cha"(People/Man) refers to several articles:

• Chibcha, name of the Muslim people, which developed in the present Colombia;
• Muslim languageanother name of the chibcha language;
• Chinese languages, linguistic family of Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela.
• Macshibcha hypothesis o chibchano-paezano, hypothetical linguistic macrofamily.

Warning: It is advisable not to confuse the term chibcha with parophonics like:

• La Chichaa traditional fermented drink;
• The people Chichawhich lives in the Andean region southwest of Bolivia.