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ALSO KNOWN AS		Talamanca, Viceita, Duit, Viceyta, Viceíta
CLASSIFICATION		Chibchan, Isthmic
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		bzd
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Amubre-Katsi Coroma Salitre-Cabagra
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Information from: “Chibchan Languages” (391-439) . Constenla Umaña, Adolfo (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Verónica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7,475
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Bribri 5,963 speakers in Costa Rica in 2000 (Constenla-Umaña 2006b: 256), 2,521 members of the ethnic group in Panama (Proyecto Estado de la Región-PNUD 2003) in 2000, (probably about 1,512 speakers) (p.425).

DATE OF INFO: 2000 Costa Rica, 2003? Panama

PLACES: Costa Rica; Panama

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
11,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
12,172
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
11,000 (2002); ethnic population: 12,200 (2000) (2013, no change).

DATE OF INFO: 2002 speakers, 2000 ethnic population

PLACES: Costa Rica;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

South, Limón Province, Canton of Talamanca, along Lari, Telire, Uren rivers; Puntarenas Province, Canton of Buenos Aires.

South, Limón Province, Talamanca canton, along Lari, Telire, and Uren rivers; Puntarenas Province, Buenos Aires canton.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
8,168
Native speakers worldwide

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
11,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"There is extensive bilingualism but the language is not seriously endangered, there being a strong tradition." (Adelaar 2007:98)

PLACES: Costa Rica

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "It is spoken in the Talamanca mountain region, which divides the provinces of Puntarenas in the Pacific and Limón in the Atlantic." (Adelaar 2007:198)

		2012	Chibchan Languages	Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide	391-439	Lyle Campbell and Verónica Grondona	Mouton de Gruyter	Berlin		Constenla Umaña, Adolfo	Constenla Umaña, Adolfo. 2012. Chibchan Languages. Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide, ed. by Lyle Campbell and Verónica Grondona, 391-439. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.			7,475	2000 Costa Rica, 2003? Panama	1000-9999	Bribri 5,963 speakers in Costa Rica in 2000 (Constenla-Umaña 2006b: 256), 2,521 members of the ethnic group in Panama (Proyecto Estado de la Región-PNUD 2003) in 2000, (probably about 1,512 speakers) (p.425).	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Costa Rica; Panama
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.										9.41666666667,-83.0
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	12,172	11,000	2002 speakers, 2000 ethnic population	10000-99999	11,000 (2002); ethnic population: 12,200 (2000) (2013, no change).	Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Costa Rica;	South, Limón Province, Canton of Talamanca, along Lari, Telire, Uren rivers; Puntarenas Province, Canton of Buenos Aires. South, Limón Province, Talamanca canton, along Lari, Telire, and Uren rivers; Puntarenas Province, Buenos Aires canton.
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		8,168		1000-9999		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			9.4813,-82.6174
		2007	Meso-America	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	197-209	Christopher Moseley	London and New York: Routledge			William Adelaar and J. Diego Quesada	Adelaar, William and J. Diego Quesada. 2007. "Meso-America." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. 197-209. London and New York: Routledge.			6,000		1000-9999	"There is extensive bilingualism but the language is not seriously endangered, there being a strong tradition." (Adelaar 2007:98)	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Costa Rica	"It is spoken in the Talamanca mountain region, which divides the provinces of Puntarenas in the Pacific and Limón in the Atlantic." (Adelaar 2007:198)
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			11,000		10000-99999		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Bribri

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

7,475

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

8,168

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,000

Discussion

Bribri

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

7,475

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

8,168

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,000

Discussion

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