Uwa language

Uwa
Tunebo
Uw Cuwa
Native toColombia, formerly in Venezuela
Regionthe largest groups live on the northern slopes of the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, Boyacá Department
EthnicityU'wa
Native speakers
3,550 (2000)[1]
Chibchan
  • Chibcha–Motilon
    • Chibcha–Tunebo
      • Uwa
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
tnd – Angosturas Tunebo/Bahiyakuwa
tbn – Barro Negro Tunebo (Eastern Tunebo/Yithkaya)
tuf – Central Tunebo (Cobaría/Kubaru'wa & Tegría/Tagrinuwa)
tnb – Western Tunebo (Aguas Blancas/Rikuwa)
Glottologtune1260
ELPTunebo
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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]

  1. ^ Angosturas Tunebo/Bahiyakuwa at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Closed access icon
    Barro Negro Tunebo (Eastern Tunebo/Yithkaya) at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Closed access icon
    Central Tunebo (Cobaría/Kubaru'wa & Tegría/Tagrinuwa) at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Closed access icon
    Western Tunebo (Aguas Blancas/Rikuwa) at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Adelaar & Muysken (2004:109)