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Cabécar

Cabécar is a Chibchan language spoken in Costa Rica. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Cabécar · 9.7°N 83.4°W

The Cabécar language is an indigenous American language of the Chibchan language family spoken by the Cabécar people in the inland Turrialba Region, Cartago Province, Costa Rica. As of 2007, 2,000 speakers were monolingual. It is the only indigenous language in Costa Rica with monolingual adults. The language is also known by its dialect names Chirripó, Estrella, Telire, and Ujarrás.

From Wikipedia · Cabécar language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Cabécar

MeaningWordRomanization
personserco*
namekie*
eyewobla*
earkugo*
nosejik*
toothka*
tonguekokto*
handhula*
bloodpi*
boneCiCa*
skinkuo*
kneekiCowo*
breastcu*
liverher*
waterdí
firejogo*
sunkawo*
starbeiwo*
stonehak*
mountainkabata*
treekal*
leafko*
nighttuwina*
dogCiCi*
fishnima*
louseku5a*
oneetku
twobol*
Iyis*
youba*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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