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Uwa language
Chibchan language spoken in Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Uwa language, Uw Cuwa, commonly known as Tunebo, is a Chibchan language spoken by between 1,800 and 3,600 of the Uwa people of Colombia, out of a total population of about 7,000.[2]
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Uwa | |
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Tunebo | |
Uw Cuwa | |
Native to | Colombia, formerly in Venezuela |
Region | the largest groups live on the northern slopes of the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, Boyacá Department |
Ethnicity | U'wa |
Native speakers | 3,550 (2000)[1] |
Chibchan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:tnd – Angosturas Tunebo/Bahiyakuwatbn – Barro Negro Tunebo (Eastern Tunebo/Yithkaya)tuf – Central Tunebo (Cobaría/Kubaru'wa & Tegría/Tagrinuwa)tnb – Western Tunebo (Aguas Blancas/Rikuwa) |
Glottolog | tune1260 |
ELP | Tunebo |
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