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Ujarrás

"Ujarrás" is an alternate name for the Cabecar tribe of Costa Rica. It is the name of one of the important Cabecar subgroups, and comes from a placename meaning "sandy ground." Ujarras is sometimes also used to refer to the dialect of the Cabecar language which is spoken in this region.

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Here are links to our webpages about the Ujarrás tribe and language:

 Cabecar
 Cabecar pronunciation
 Costa Rica Native
 Chibchan languages
 Central American legend

Here are links to more Internet resources about Ujarras:
 Lengua cabécar de Ujarrás
 Wikipedia: Ujarras
 Ruinas Ujarrás

Here are a few good books about the Ujarras:
 Cabecar Dictionary
 When Woman Became the Sea



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