Cabécar
PrintA language of Costa Rica
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Chirripó
Population
8,840 (2000). 7,070 monolinguals (80%). The only language in Costa Rica with monolingual speakers, mostly women (Adelaar 2007). Ethnic population: 9,310 (2000).
Location
Turrialba region.
Language Maps
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Chirripó, Estrella, Telire, Ujarrás.
Typology
SOV
Language Development
Dictionary. NT: 1993.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Identified historically with Huetares.