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The Boruca language (also known as Bronka, Bronca or Brúnkajk. ) is the native language of the Boruca people of Costa Rica.
It is one of the Chibchan languages. It is nearly extinct; it was spoken fluently by only five women in 1986, while 30 to
35 others spoke it nonfluently. The rest of the tribe's 1,000 members speak Spanish. The language is taught as a second language
at the local primary school Escuela Doris Z. Stone. One can hear Bronka words and phrases mixed into Spanish conversations
but it is extremely rare to hear prolonged exchanges in Bronka. Greeting: ¿Ishójcre rában? = ¿Qué tal? = What's up? Morén,
morén. = Bien = Fine, well. The Personal Pronouns in Boruca (the ˇ represents a glottal stop. ) The Numbers (The ṅ is used
in place of an n with an ¨ over top, as this character is unavailable. This produces a slightly different sound from the normal
n or ñ. ) Map of Boruca |
Names (more)[en] Borũca language[no] Boruca |
Language type : Living
Technical notes
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ISO 639 CodesISO 639-3 : brnLinked Data URIshttp://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/brnhttp://dbpedia.org/resource/ISO_639:brn More URIs at sameas.org SourcesAuthority documentation for ISO 639 identifier: brnFreebase ISO 639-3 : brn GeoNames.org Country Information Publications Office of the European Union Metadata Registry : Countries and Languages |