Buglere
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A language of Panama
Alternate Names
Bobota, Bofota, Bugle, Muoy, Murire, Nortenyo
Autonym
Buglere
User Population
18,000 (2012 SIL).
Location
Veraguas province: from highlands to Caribbean coast; Ngobe Bugle province: Kusapin, Muna, and Nurum districts.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Dialects
Sabanero (Veraguas Sabanero), Bokotá (Bocota, Bogota, Bukueta).
Language Use
Vigorous in Bocas, but those in Chiriqui are losing the language (Adelaar 2007).
Language Development
NT: 1988–2009.
Those in Chiriquí live among the Guaymí, with whom they are often confused (Adelaar 2007).