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Woun Meu

A language of Panama

ISO 639-3: noa

Population	3,000 in Panama. Population total all countries: 6,000.
Region	Southeast Panama, lowlands. Also in Colombia.
Language map	Panama
Alternate names	Chanco, Chocama, Noanama, Noenama, Nonama, Waumeo, Waun Meo, Waunana, Wounmeu
Classification	Choco
Language development	NT: 1988.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Also spoken in:

Colombia

Language name	Woun Meu
Population	3,000 in Colombia. Ethnic population: 8,177.
Region	San Juan River basin.
Language map	Northern Colombia
Alternate names	Waumeo, Waun Meo
Comments	The people’s name for themselves is ‘Wounaan’, and for their language ‘Woun Meo’.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Binder, Ronald E. 1977. "Thematic linkage in Waunana discourse."  

Binder, Ronald E. 1978. "Los enlaces temáticos en el discurso waunana."

Binder, Ronald E. and Kathleen P. Binder. 1974. "Fonología waunana."

Binder, Ronald, Phillip L. Harms and Chindío Peña Ismare. 1995. Vocabulario ilustrado, tomo 2: Wounmeu - Español - Epena Pedee.  

Longacre, Robert E. and Frances M. Woods, editors. 1977. Discourse grammar: Studies in indigenous languages of Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador, 2.  

Sánchez A., Micaela and Olga Castro G. 1977. Una gramática pedagógica del waunana: primera parte.

Vernacular Publications

Bäp'ämau poncho beerk'a p'uatarr. 1997.

Chi daupí elep'ante dʌ̈i wërbʌtarr. 1997.

Estudiante majepienau nem hĩgkʼatarr. 1980.

Jöoingarm nem hĩgkʼaa. 1981.

Maach hʌʌinau colau cˀaajem hoobatˀʌ̃ = Waunana basket book. 1976.

Maach wounaanau nem sirnaa hau nʌm dʌ̈i jemk'a nʌmpa k'ĩirpierr (La música de los wounaan y las ceremonias asociadas con cada estilo. 1997.

Mʌch kʼĩirjũg heemua pʼãtarr. 1979.

Tʼʌbʌt kʼanʌm, hʌʌin pʼidag. 1980.

Tʼʌbʌt kʼanʌm, hʌʌin pʼidag. 1980.

Vocabulario ilustrado: Español-wounmeu. 1980.

Wounaan panamapien maach meeun kʼabam kʼʌʌn. n.d.