Kuna, Border

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A language of Colombia

ISO 639-3
kvn
Alternate Names
Caiman Nuevo, Colombia Cuna, Cuna, Paya Kuna, Paya-Pucuro
Autonym
Tule
User Population

2,600 in Colombia (2012 SIL). Ethnic population: 2,610 (2018 census). Total users in all countries: 3,500.

Location

Antioquia department: north coast region near Panama isthmus, east and west banks of Gulf of Uraba; Chocó department: Arquía.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Chibchan, Chibchan B, Eastern Chibchan, Cuna
Dialects

None known. Classification of Kuna uncertain; may be an isolate with some Chibchan features.

Typology

SOV; 19 consonants and 5 vowels, lax and tense consonants.

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1993.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kuna, Border
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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