Cabécar | Ethnologue

A language of Costa Rica

ISO 639: cjp
Alternate Names: Chirripó
Autonym: Cabécar
Population: 11,100 (2011 census). 2,000 monolinguals (2015 M. Porras). The only language in Costa Rica with monolingual speakers, mostly women (Adelaar 2007). Ethnic population: 12,700 (2011 census).
Location:: Cartago, Limón, Puntarenas, San José provinces: Turrialba region.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Chibchan, Chibchan A, Viceitic
Dialects: Chirripó, Telire, Estrella, Ujarrás.
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Dictionary. NT: 1993–2014.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Cabécar
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Identified historically with Huetares.

Location: Cartago, Limón, Puntarenas, San José provinces: Turrialba region.