Brunca Sign Language

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A language of Costa Rica

ISO 639-3
rnb
User Population

Unknown number of users but the language is still presumably in use (2021 J. Woodward).

Location

Puntarenas province: Buenos Aires cantón, Brunca village.

Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Sign language, Shared sign language
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: less than 20% with Costa Rican Sign Language [csr] and Bribri Sign Language [rib].

Language Use

Older adults only. Also use Boruca [brn].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Brunca Sign Language
Other Comments

No definitive influence from any other sign language (2021 J. Woodward).