Panama

Primary tabs

1 (National)

Spanish

[spa] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1972, Constitution, Article 7). 3,200,000 in Panama (2011).

Buglere

[sab] 5 (Developing). 18,000 (2012 SIL).

Emberá, Northern

[emp] 5 (Developing). 22,500 in Panama (2012 SIL). Population total all countries: 72,200.

Epena

[sja] 5 (Developing).

Kuna, Border

[kvn] 5 (Developing). 900 in Panama (2012 SIL).

Kuna, San Blas

[cuk] 5 (Developing). 57,100 (2000). 10,000 in Panama City, Colón, and on banana plantations (1991 SIL).

Ngäbere

[gym] 5 (Developing). 169,000 in Panama (2000 census). Population total all countries: 174,100.

Teribe

[tfr] 5 (Developing). 3,300 in Panama (Adelaar 2007).

Woun Meu

[noa] 5 (Developing). 6,800 in Panama (Adelaar 2007). Many monolinguals (Adelaar 2007).

Chinese, Hakka

[hak] 6a (Vigorous). 6,000 in Panama (1981 MARC). Ethnic population: 30,000–60,000 including Cantonese (1981 MARC).

Panamanian Creole English

[jam] 6a (Vigorous). 268,000 in Panama (2000).

Panamanian Sign Language

[lsp] 6a (Vigorous).

Emberá-Catío

[cto] 6b (Threatened). 40 in Panama (1982 SIL).

San Miguel Creole French

[scf] 8b (Nearly extinct). 3 (1999 SIL).