Tunebo, Central
A language of Colombia
| Population | 2,500 in Colombia (2000 SIL). |
| Region | North slopes of Sierra Nevada de Cocuy, Boyaca and Arauca regions; Satocá, Calafita, Tegría (Boyaca), Cobaría (Boyacá). Also in Venezuela. |
| Language map |
Northern Colombia |
| Alternate names | Cobaría Tunebo, U’wa, Lache |
| Classification | Chibchan, Chibchan Proper, Tunebo |
| Language use | All ages. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–25%. Dictionary. NT: 1987. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Have a taboo on the use of paper. SOV. Swidden agriculturalists; gatherers; some hunting. |
Also spoken in:
Venezuela
| Language name | Tunebo, Central |
| Region | Apure state. |
| Language map |
Venezuela, reference number 7 |
| Language use | A few in Venezuela. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Cobaría, Buswara, Paul Headland, and Edna Headland. 1976. "Texto tunebo: La historia de Utacayá."
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Cobaría, Buswara. 1976. "Utacaya: Texto en tunebo."
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Headland, Edna R., compiler. 1997. Diccionario bilingüe: Uw cuwa (Tunebo) - Español, Español - Uw Cuwa (Tunebo) con una grámatica uw cuwa (tuneba).
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Headland, Edna. 1975. "Information load and layout in Tunebo."
Headland, Edna. 1976. "Distribución de información en tunebo."
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Headland, Edna. 1980. "Forma, posición y uso de fórmulas citativas en tunebo."
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Headland, Paul and Edna Headland. 1976. "Fonología del tunebo."
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Headland, Paul and Stephen H. Levinsohn. 1976. "Prominencia y cohesión dentro del discurso en tunebo."
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Headland, Paul and Stephen H. Levinsohn. 1977. "Prominence and cohesion in Tunebo discourse."
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Headland, Paul. 1973. "Tunebo."
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Headland, Paul. 1973. The grammar of Tunebo.
Headland, Paul. 1986. "Social rank and Tunebo requests."
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Headland, Paul. 1997. "Words that get people to do things: Translating imperative meanings."
Levinsohn, Stephen H., editor. 1976. Estudios chibchas 1.
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Longacre, Robert E. and Frances M. Woods, editors. 1977. Discourse grammar: Studies in indigenous languages of Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador, 2.
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Schauer, Stanley and others. 1973. Aspectos de la cultura material de grupos étnicos de Colombia 1.
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