Naso Tjër Di language

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Naso Tjër Di is an indigenous Chibchan language spoken by the Naso (Teribe) people primarily in the comarca regions of western Panama.

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Naso Tjër Di language canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American indigenous language
Chibchan language
indigenous language
alternateName Naso
Teribe
Tjër Di
associatedPeopleAutonym Naso Tjër Di
associatedPeopleExonym Teribe
associatedWithTerritory Naso Tjër Di indigenous territory
belongsToMacroFamily Chibchan-Paezan (proposed)
coexistsWith Spanish language
linked to: Spanish
continent North America
country Panama
ethnicGroup Naso
geographicFeature Teribe River basin
hasEndangermentCause language shift to Spanish
hasGlottocode tjer1238
hasGlottologName Teribe
hasLanguagePolicyContext recognized within Panamanian indigenous comarca framework
hasMorphology agglutinative features
hasPhonology contrastive tone is absent
hasRevitalizationEfforts community-based language maintenance initiatives
hasSpeakerCommunity communities along the Teribe River
hasTypology predominantly SOV word order
hasVowelSystem five-vowel system
ISO639-3 tfr
isSubjectOf language documentation projects in Panama
isUsedIn ritual and ceremonial contexts
traditional Naso oral literature
languageBranch Talamanca branch of Chibchan
languageFamily Chibchan languages
region Central America
spokenBy Naso people
Teribe people
spokenIn Bocas del Toro Province
Naso Tjër Di Comarca
Panama
western Panama
status endangered language
usedFor daily communication within Naso communities
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Comarcas of Panama hasIndigenousLanguage Naso Tjër Di language