Guaymí language
Guaymí, or Ngäbere, also known as Movere, Chiriquí, and Valiente, is spoken by the indigenous Ngäbe people in Panama and Costa Rica. The people refer to themselves as Ngäbe (pronounced [ˈŋɔbe]) and to their language as Ngäbere [ŋɔˈbeɾe]. The Ngäbes are the most populous of Panama's several indigenous peoples. The language is centered in Panama within the semi-autonomous indigenous reservation known as the Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé. Beginning in the 1950s, Costa Rica began to receive Ngäbe immigrants, where they are found in several indigenous reservations: Abrojos Montezuma, Conteburica, Coto Brus, Guaymí de Alto Laguna de Osa, and Altos de San Antonio.
Guaymí | |
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Movere | |
Ngäbere | |
Pronunciation | [ŋɔˈbeɾe] |
Native to | Panamá, Costa Rica |
Region | Central America |
Ethnicity | Ngäbe |
Native speakers | 170,000 (2012 census) |
Chibchan
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Writing system | Latin |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gym |
Glottolog | ngab1239 |
ELP | Guaymí |
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