Ngäbere

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A language of Panama

ISO 639-3

gym

Alternate Names

Chiriqui, Guaymí, Ngobere, Ngäbe, Valiente

Autonym

Ngäbere

Population

169,000 (2000 census). Total users in all countries: 171,840.

Location

Bocas del Toro province: Bocas del Toro and Changuinola districts; Chiriquí province: western districts, Tole district in east; Ngobe Bugle province; western Veraguas province.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Chibchan, Chibchan A, Guaymiíc

Dialects

Valiente, Eastern Guaymí (Chiriquí, Tolé).

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Also use Jamaican Creole English [jam], Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1977–2013.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Ngäbere

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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Costa Rica

Language nameNgäbere

Population Full

2,840 (2011 census). Ethnic population: 3,650 (2011 census).

Location

Puntarenas province.

Alternate Names

Guaymí, Nove

Status

6b (Threatened). Recognized language (1999, Constitutional Amendment, Article 76), Constitutional Court ruling April 2014 recognizing indigenous languages’ status.

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