KVN ISO 639-3
Kuna, Border
Tule Autonym
A language of Colombia
- ISO 639
- kvn
- Alternate Names
- Caiman Nuevo, Colombia Cuna, Cuna, Paya Kuna, Paya-Pucuro
- Autonym
- Tule
- Population
- 2,600 in Colombia (2012 SIL). Ethnic population: 2,610 (2018 census). Total users in all countries: 3,500.
- Location:
- Antioquia department: north coast region near Panama isthmus, east and west banks of Gulf of Uraba; Chocó department: Arquía.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Chibchan, Chibchan B, Eastern Chibchan, Cuna
- Dialects
- None known. Classification of Kuna uncertain; may be an isolate with some Chibchan features.
- Typology
- SOV; 19 consonants and 5 vowels, lax and tense consonants.
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1993.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Kuna, Border
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Darién province: Paya and Pucuro villages.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened) View other languages of Panama
Language Name
Kuna, Border
User Population
900 in Panama (2012 SIL).
Map
Location: Antioquia department: north coast region near Panama isthmus, east and west banks of Gulf of Uraba; Chocó department: Arquía.
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