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Chibchan Languages
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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

7,475

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Bribri 5,963 speakers in Costa Rica in 2000 (Constenla-Umaña 2006b: 256), 2,521 members of the ethnic group in Panama (Proyecto Estado de la Región-PNUD 2003) in 2000, (probably about 1,512 speakers) (p.425).

Year of info

2012

Location and Context

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Costa Rica; Panama

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

8,168

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Year of info

2010

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9.4813,-82.6174

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

11,000

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Ethnic Population

12,172

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11,000 (2002); ethnic population: 12,200 (2000) (2013, no change).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Costa Rica;

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South, Limón Province, Canton of Talamanca, along Lari, Telire, Uren rivers; Puntarenas Province, Canton of Buenos Aires. South, Limón Province, Talamanca canton, along Lari, Telire, and Uren rivers; Puntarenas Province, Buenos Aires canton.

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South, Limón Province, Canton of Talamanca, along Lari, Telire, Uren rivers; Puntarenas Province, Canton of Buenos Aires. South, Limón Province, Talamanca canton, along Lari, Telire, and Uren rivers; Puntarenas Province, Buenos Aires canton.

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

6,000

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"There is extensive bilingualism but the language is not seriously endangered, there being a strong tradition." (Adelaar 2007:98)

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Costa Rica

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"It is spoken in the Talamanca mountain region, which divides the provinces of Puntarenas in the Pacific and Limón in the Atlantic." (Adelaar 2007:198)

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"It is spoken in the Talamanca mountain region, which divides the provinces of Puntarenas in the Pacific and Limón in the Atlantic." (Adelaar 2007:198)

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Year of info

2005

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9.41666666667,-83.0

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

11,000

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  1. Diccionario Bribri-Espanol Espanol-Bribri
    Wilson, Jack et~al. 1982. "Diccionario Bribri-Espanol Espanol-Bribri." Editorial de Universidad de Costa Rica.
  2. Bribri II
    Constenla Umaña A. and Peña E. Margery. 1979. "Bribri II." Editorial Universitaria de Costa Rica.
  3. Aspectos de raices alternatives del verbo bribri
    Schlabach, Raymond A. and Stephen H. Levinsohn. 1983. "Aspectos De Raices Alternatives Del Verbo Bribri." In America Indigena, 43: 155-169.
  4. Diccionario fraseológico Bribri-Español, Español-Bribri
    Margery Peña Enrique. 1996. "Diccionario Fraseológico Bribri-Español, Español-Bribri." Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica.
  5. Zentral Amerika. Teil 1: Die Sprachen Zentral-Amerikas
    Lehmann, W. 1920. "Zentral Amerika. Teil 1: Die Sprachen Zentral-Amerikas." Dietrich Reimer.
  6. Bribri I.
    Constenla Umaña Adolfo, Peña Enrique Margery, Rito Morales Stuart and Abelino Torres Marin. 1979. "Bribri I." Universidad de Costa Rica, Escuela de Filologia, Seccion de Lingüı.
  7. Curso Básico de Bribri
    Constenla Umaña Adolfo, Feliciano Elizondo Figueroa and Fransisco Pereira Mora. 1998. "Curso Básico De Bribri." Universidad de Costa Rica.
  8. Die Sprache der Bribri-Indianer in Costa Rica
    Pittier De fabrega, Henri. 1898. "Die Sprache Der Bribri-Indianer in Costa Rica." Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften.
  9. Notas preliminares sobre la morfologıa bribri
    Margery Peña Enrique. 1982. "Notas Preliminares Sobre La Morfologı." In Diccionario bribri-español, español-bribri, edited by Enrique Margery peña. Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica.
  10. Curso Básico de Bribri
    A. Costenla Umaña, F. Elizondo Figueroa and F. Pereira Mora. 2004. "Curso Básico De Bribri." San José, Costa Rica: Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica.
  11. Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University
    2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
  12. Practical "Bribri"
    Regni Cassinis, G. 1975. "Practical "Bribri"." In Linguistica -- Folklore -- Storia americana -- Sociologia, edited by Ernesta Cerulli and Gilda Della Ragione. 3: 55-68. Genoa: Tilgher.
  13. Die Sprache der Bribri-Indianer in Costa Rica
    H. Pittier De Fábrega. 1897. "Die Sprache Der Bribri-Indianer in Costa Rica." 138:VI: 1-150. Wien.
  14. The World Atlas of Language Structures
    2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
  15. Chibchan Languages
    Constenla Umaña, Adolfo. 2012. "Chibchan Languages." In Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide, edited by Lyle Campbell and Verónica Grondona. Mouton de Gruyter.
  16. Meso-America
    Adelaar, William and J. Diego Quesada. 2007. "Meso-America." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. 197-209. London and New York: Routledge.
  17. World Oral Literature Project
    "World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.
    http://www.oralliterature.org
  18. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger
    Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
    http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas
  19. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
    Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
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