Boruca language
E530455
The Boruca language is an endangered indigenous Chibchan language spoken by the Boruca people of southern Costa Rica.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boruca language canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chibchan language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boruca culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boruca identity ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Native American languages
ⓘ
indigenous languages of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | poorly documented ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Boruca people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Boruca-Brunka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Borunca NERFINISHED ⓘ Bronka ⓘ Brunka ⓘ |
| hasCommunityOrganizationSupport | yes ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRevitalizationEfforts | yes ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticCode | ISO 639-3: brn ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearch | yes ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative tendencies ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition | yes ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | typical Chibchan consonant inventory ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | southern Pacific region of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | brn ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Chibchan language area ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Chibchan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageShiftTo | Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| macroArea | Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSpeakers | very few fluent speakers ⓘ |
| primaryContactLanguage | Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Boruca indigenous territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puntarenas Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Boruca people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Costa Rica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Costa Rica ⓘ |
| status | severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Boruca–Talamanca branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmissionToChildren | largely interrupted ⓘ |
| UNESCOEndangermentCategory | severely endangered ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural practices
ⓘ
traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | limited community-based teaching ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.