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Teribe

Teribe is a Chibchan language spoken in Costa Rica and Panama, by about 3,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Teribe · 9.1°N 83.0°W

Naso, also known as Teribe, is a Chibchan language of the Talamanca subgroup spoken by the Naso (or Teribe) people. It is spoken primarily in the Naso Tjër Di Comarca and the Bocas del Toro Province of northwestern Panama, with some speakers present in the Limón Province of Costa Rica as well. In the southern part of Costa Rica's Puntarenas Province, a handful of speakers are also present. It is part of the Chibchan language family. There are fewer than 1,000 speakers as of 2018, of which only 500 are fluent, nearly all of whom speak Spanish as well.

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Words in Teribe

MeaningWordRomanization
womanwalë
personinobega*
eyebobkuoria*
earkwomgo*
nosenekuo*
toothkoguo*
tonguekerkuo*
handorkuo*
bloodsereN*
bonedubogro*
kneekuguo*
breastnoko*
liverguo*
waterdi
fireyok*
sundoro*
stardbala
stoneak*
mountainkob*
treekor*
leafkorga*
nightkokse*
dogCite*
fishma*
horsekabayo
lousekun*
onekuara*
twokrubu*
Ita*
youfa*

* 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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