Desempeño de la fluidez verbal semántica en población indígena colombiana perteneciente al departamento de la Guainía.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this research describes the performance of adults belonging to 5 ethnic groups in the indigenous Colombian population in both their indigenous language (L1) and Spanish (L2) in the verbal semantic fluency test. METHODS: A quantitative quasi-experimental, descriptive observational cross-sectional study was conducted in 30 individuals evaluating the semantic verbal fluency task; analyzing the results in the SPSS statistical software, looking for relationships between the samples. RESULTS: Among the 5 ethnic groups, a higher average level is evidenced in the Zikuani ethnic group, finding more variability of correct answers, assuming that in the other ethnic groups the answers are relatively equal. ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION: The results obtained show a greater variability of correct answers in L2 compared to L1, but these findings are related approximately equally in the performance of the indigenous ethnic groups. CONCLUSIONS: Semantic verbal fluency refers to being relatively homogeneous in the 5 ethnic groups, due to the frequent use of the two languages relating it to the sociocultural context of the individuals.