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TUF ISO 639-3

Tunebo, Central

Uw Cuwa Autonym

A language of Colombia

ISO 639
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: 10,600 (2018 census).
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.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Chibchan, Chibchan B, Eastern Chibchan, Colombian, Southern Colombian, Cundicocuyese
Typology
SOV; 14 consonants and 5 vowels.
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.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Tunebo, Central
User Population
No known L1 speakers in Venezuela (Crevels 2007). Possibly extinct in Venezuela (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 9 (2011 census).
Location
Apure state: Paéz district, Urdaneta municipality, south of San Cristobal, on Arauca river, near Colombian border, east of Guahibo [guh] language area.
Language Status
9 (Dormant)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Map

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.