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Bribri Language

Bribri is a Chibchan language of Central America, spoken by 10,000 people in Costa Rica and Panama. Like most Chibchan languages, Bribri is a tone language with SOV word order.

˜Bribri Language

Bribri language samples and resources.

˜Bribri Culture and History

Information and links about the Bribri tribe past and present.

˜Bribri Legends

Introduction to Bribri mythology.

˜Bribri Language Resources –

Our Online Bribri Materials

Bribri Words:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Bribri language, with comparison to words in other Chibchan languages.

Bribri Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Bribri words.

Bribri Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of animal words in Bribri.

Bribri Body Parts:
Online and printable worksheets showing parts of the body in Bribri.

Bribri Numbers:
Worksheet showing how to count in Bribri.

Bribri Colors:
Worksheet showing color words in the Bribri language.

Bribri Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Bribri Language:
Scanned-in Bribri materials including a grammatical overview.

Bribri:
Information on the Bribri language, including a piece of a legend written in Bribri. Page in Spanish.

Lengua Bribri:
Online phonology and grammar of the Bribri language. Page in Spanish.

Bribri Language:
Demographic information on Bribri from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Los Bribri

Los Indigenas de Talamanca:
Information about the Bribris in Spanish.
Bribri:
Brief Wikipedia article on the Bribri language.
Bribri Resources:
Bribri links.

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