Tunebo, Central

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ISO 639-3

tuf

Alternate Names

Cobaría Tunebo, Lache, U’wa, Uwa-Tunebo

Autonym

Uw Cuwa

Population

2,500 in Colombia (2000 SIL). Ethnic population: All ethnic Tunebos: 7,010 (Crevels 2007).

Location

Arauca and Boyacá departments: Calafita, Cobaría (Boyacá), Satocá, Tegría (Boyacá) on north slopes of Sierra Nevada de Cocuy; Santander department: Capitanejo and Carcasi municipalities.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Chibchan, Chibchan B, Eastern Chibchan, Colombian, Southern Colombian, Cundicocuyese

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Used by all. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–25%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1987–2011.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Tunebo, Central

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

A taboo on the use of paper for writing was observed at one time.

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Language nameTunebo, Central

Population Full

No known L1 speakers in Venezuela (Crevels 2007). Possibly extinct in Venezuela (Crevels 2007).

Location

Apure state: Paéz district, Urdaneta municipality, south of San Cristobal, on Arauca river, near Colombian border, east of Guahibo [guh] language area.

Alternate Names

Tunebo, Uw Cuwa, Uwa-Tunebo

Status

9 (Dormant).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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