Cuna language
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The Cuna language, also known as Kuna, is a Chibchan language spoken by the Cuna people of Panama and Colombia. It is part of the Cunan language family, which is a stock within the larger Macro-Chibchan language family. The Cuna people are an Indigenous group primarily residing in the San Blas Islands and the adjacent mainland of Panama. While the Cuna language is distinct, it is classified within the Chibchan stock, which bridges languages from Central and South America.123
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- South American Indian languagesMacro-Chibchan
…Move (about 15,000) in Panama, Kuna (600) and Páez (37,000) in Colombia, and Chachi and Tsáchila (6,000), in Ecuador. A connection with Cariban has been suggested, and it is possible that such a relationship could be found through Warao (Warrau) and Waican (Waikan) on the one hand and through Chocó…
Read More…Move (about 15,000) in Panama, Kuna (600) and Páez (37,000) in Colombia, and Chachi and Tsáchila (6,000), in Ecuador. A connection with Cariban has been suggested, and it is possible that such a relationship could be found through Warao (Warrau) and Waican (Waikan) on the one hand and through Chocó…
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…language for Araucanian, Panoan, and Kuna, for instance, and more are being recorded by linguists now, though not necessarily analyzed from a linguistic point of view.
Read More…language for Araucanian, Panoan, and Kuna, for instance, and more are being recorded by linguists now, though not necessarily analyzed from a linguistic point of view.
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