Cueva language

Cueva
Native toPanama
RegionDarién
EthnicityCueva people
Extinct16th century
unclassified
(Chocoan?)
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologcuev1238

Cueva is a poorly attested and often misclassified extinct indigenous language of Panama. The Cueva people were exterminated between 1510 and 1535 during Spanish colonization. During the 17th and 18th centuries the Kuna repopulated the Cueva area.