Woun Meu

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Chocó department: middle and lower San Juan river banks, especially north of Buenaventura; some in Valle del Cauca.

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Panama

Language NameWoun Meu

User Population

6,800 in Panama (Adelaar 2007). Many monolinguals (Adelaar 2007).

Location

Darién, Emberá, and Panamá provinces: southeast lowlands along Panama Bay.

Alternate Names

Chanco, Chocama, Noanama, Noenama, Nonama, Waumeo, Waun Meo, Waunana, Woun Meo, Wounaan, Wounaan Meu, Wounmeu

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.