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GYM ISO 639-3

Ngäbere

Ngäbere Autonym

A language of Panama

ISO 639
gym
Alternate Names
Chiriqui, Guaymí, Ngobere, Ngäbe, Valiente
Autonym
Ngäbere
Population
169,000 in Panama (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.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Chibchan, Chibchan A, Guaymiíc
Dialects
Valiente, Eastern Guaymí (Chiriquí, Tolé).
Typology
SOV.
Language Use
Also use Jamaican English Creole [jam]. Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development
Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1977–2013.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ngäbere
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Ngäbere
User Population
2,840 in Costa Rica (2011 census). Ethnic population: 3,650 (2011 census).
Location
Puntarenas province.
Language Status
6b (Threatened)
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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.