Teribe
A language of Panama
| Population | 3,000 in Panama (1996 SIL). Population total all countries: 3,005. |
| Region | Northwest area, Changuinola, Teribe River. Also in Costa Rica. |
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Panama |
| Alternate names | Naso, Nortenyo, Quequexque, Terraba, Tiribi, Tirribi |
| Classification | Chibchan, Talamanca |
| Language use | Also use Spanish. |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1979–1984. |
| Comments | ‘Naso’ speakers preferred name. OVS. Swidden agriculturalists. |
Also spoken in:
Costa Rica
| Language name | Teribe |
| Population | 5 in Costa Rica (1991 SIL). Ethnic population: 35 to 300 in Costa Rica (1991 SIL). |
| Region | Southeast, north coast. |
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Costa Rica |
| Alternate names | Terraba |
| Language use | Terraba in Costa Rica who know little Teribe want to relearn the language and culture (1991). |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
ANDERSON, Joanne; KOONTZ, Carol, authors. 1974. "Fonología teribe."
ANDERSON, Joanne; KOONTZ, Carol, authors. 1975. "Los elementos verbales y la oración en teribe."
ANDERSON, Joanne; KOONTZ, Carol, authors. 1977. "Connectives in Teribe."
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ANDERSON, Joanne; KOONTZ, Carol, authors. 1977. "La derivación de una ortografía teribe."
GRIMES, Joseph E., editor. 1986. Sentence initial devices.
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HEINZE, Carol, author. 1979. Cursillo de asimilación: Teribe.
KOONTZ, Carol, author. 1977. "Features of dialogue within narrative discourse in Teribe."
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KOONTZ, Carol, author. 1985. "Escenificación en el discurso teribe."
KOONTZ, Carol, author. 1986. "Staging in Teribe discourse."
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LEVINSOHN, Stephen H., author. 1975. "El bokotá, el guaymí y el teribe, respecto al proto-chibcha."
LONGACRE, Robert E.; WOODS, Frances M., editors. 1977. Discourse grammar: Studies in indigenous languages of Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador, 2.
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LONGACRE, Robert E.; WOODS, Frances M., editors. 1977. Discourse grammar: Studies in indigenous languages of Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador, 3.
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OAKES, Perry J., author. 2001. A description of Teribe phonology.
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Vernacular Publications
L̈lëbo kjl̈oshko so, öng ushko so, e l̈anyo. 2003.
Llëbo kloshkoso e ön ushkoso e lanyo. 1979.
Llëbo ñaglo lok kibokwogo ëre e lanyo (Vocabulario ilustrado teribe-español). 1980.
L̈lgwirwa obl̈ë obl̈ë, e l̈anyo. 2003.
Llwirwa oblë oblë e lanyo. 1979.
Naso tëyo oblë oblë sdëkwo e lanyo. 1980.

