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Chibchan languages

Chibchan is a language family with 20 languages profiled on Glottosphere, spoken in North America and South America. The largest by number of speakers are Border Kuna, San Blas Kuna, and Arhuaco. 20 of them are listed as endangered.

LanguageCountriesSpeakersStatus
Border KunaColombia, Panama44,100Vulnerable
San Blas KunaColombia, Panama44,100Vulnerable
ArhuacoColombia14,799Vulnerable
CabécarCosta Rica8,441Threatened
BribriCosta Rica, Panama7,475Threatened
Angosturas TuneboColombia7,231Threatened
Barro Negro TuneboColombia7,231Threatened
Central TuneboColombia, Venezuela7,231Threatened
Western TuneboColombia7,231Threatened
BaríColombia, Venezuela4,000Vulnerable
MalayoColombia1,922Threatened
BorucaCosta RicaAwakening
BuglerePanama
ChimilaColombia
CoguiColombia
Maléku JaíkaCosta Rica
NgäbereCosta Rica, Panama
PechHonduras
RamaNicaragua
TeribeCosta Rica, Panama

Classification and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status: Endangered Languages Project. Only languages with a profile here are listed, so the family may have more members.