NOA ISO 639-3
Woun Meu
Woun Meu, Wounaan Meu Autonym
A language of Colombia
- ISO 639
- noa
- Alternate Names
- Chocó, Noanama, Waumeo, Waun Meo, Waunana, Waunméu, Waunán, Woun Meo, Wounaan
- Autonym
- Woun Meu, Wounaan Meu
- Population
- 4,000 in Colombia (Aikhenvald 2007). Ethnic population: 14,800 (2018 census). Total users in all countries: 10,800.
- Location:
- Chocó department: middle and lower San Juan river banks, especially north of Buenaventura; some in Valle del Cauca.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Chocoan
- Typology
- SOV; 19 consonants and 14 vowels (7 oral, 7 nasal).
- Language Use
- Most also use Spanish [spa], except the elderly (Crevels 2007). Used as L2 by Epena [sja].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1988–2011.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Woun Meu
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Darién, Emberá, and Panamá provinces: southeast lowlands along Panama Bay.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Panama
Language Name
Woun Meu
User Population
6,800 in Panama (Adelaar 2007). Many monolinguals (Adelaar 2007).
Map
Location: Chocó department: middle and lower San Juan river banks, especially north of Buenaventura; some in Valle del Cauca.
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