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Buglere Indian Language (Buglé)
Language: Buglere is a Chibchan language
of Central America, spoken by 1000 people in Panama and Costa Rica. Like most Chibchan languages,
Buglere is a
tone language with
SOV word order. Many linguists consider
Buglere and Bogota to be
dialects of a single language, but according to the people themselves, speakers of the two
languages cannot understand each other. In Panama, the Buglé and their kinfolk the
Ngöbe (or Guaymi) have joined into a single
Ngobe-Bugle tribe.
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Names: Buglere, also spelled Buglé or Bugle, is their own name for themselves.
The people have also been known as Sabanero,
Veraguas, Sabanero-Guaymí, Guaymies Sabaneros,
Savanero, Bocotá de Chiriquí,
Murire, Muriré,
Norteño, or Nortenyo.
Another historical Chibchan tribe of Panama, the Muoy or Muoi,
has sometimes been grouped with the Buglere.
Buglere Language
Buglere language samples and resources.
Buglere Culture and History
Information and links about the Buglere tribe past and present.
Buglere Words:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Buglere language, with comparison to words in other Chibchan languages.
Buglere Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Buglere words.
Buglere Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Buglere language.
Buglere Colors:
Worksheet showing color words in the Bugle language.
Buglere Language Resources
La Lengua Bokota:
Information on the Bogota and Buglere languages. Page in Spanish.
Un alfabeto para el Bocotá de Chiriquí:
Paper on Bogota and Buglere orthography. Page in Spanish.
Buglere-Bogotá:
Demographic information on Buglere from the Ethnologue of Languages.
Bocotá Language Tree:
Theories about the language relationships of Buglere and Bocota, compiled by Linguist List.
Bugle Language Structures:
Buglere linguistic profile and academic bibliography.
Books for Sale on the Bugleres
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The Languages of the Andes:
Linguistic information about Buglere and dozens of other Central and South American languages.
The Chibchan Languages:
Book on the Chibchan language family including Buglere.
Panama: Three Weeks with the Native Tribes:
Photoessay on the lives of the Buglé and other native people of Panama.
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Links, References, and Additional Information
Wikipedia: Buglere Language:
Encyclopedia articles on the Buglé language.
Los Bugle, Ngöbe, y Teribe del Parque Marino de Bastimentos 
Los Indios Bokotas y Bugleres:
Information about the Buglé and their language in Spanish.
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