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Bribri

A language of Costa Rica

ISO 639-3: bzd

Population	11,000 (2002). Ethnic population: 12,172 (2000).
Region	South, Limón Province, Canton of Talamanca, along Lari, Telire, Uren rivers; Puntarenas Province, Canton of Buenos Aires.
Language map	Costa Rica
Alternate names	Talamanca
Dialects	Salitre-Cabagra, Amubre-Katsi, Coroma. Most similar to, but unintelligible with Cabécar [cjp], Maleku Jaika [gut], and Teribe [tfr]. At least 3 major dialects which are inherently mutually intelligible.
Classification	Chibchan, Talamanca
Language use	Home. All ages. Also use Spanish.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 2%–3%. Literacy rate in L2: 50% read halting Spanish. Bible portions: 1905–1994.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

LEVINSOHN, Stephen H.; SCHLABACH, Raymond A., authors. 1983. "Aspectos de raíces alternativas del verbo bribri."

Vernacular Publications

Prevengamos el cólera y otras diarreas. 1991.

Se' e̱'yawö́ yë́kkuö shtök se'ie = Aprendamos escribir el Bribri. 1992.

Se' ujtè kítule. 1992.

Seʼ ujtè kítule. 1992.