Talamanca languages

Talamanca
Geographic distribution:	Costa Rica, Panama
Linguistic classification:	Chibchan Talamanca

Glottolog:	None `west2641` (partial match)^[1]

The Talamanca languages are a well-defined branch of Chibchan languages spoken in central–southern Costa Rica and northern Panama. They are:

Huetar (Güetar), Bribri (Talamanca), Cabécar (Talamanca), Chánguena, Teribe (Quequexque, Naso), and maybe Movere (Move).

References

↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Western Isthmic Chibchan". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Chibchan languages

Waimí (Guaymi)	Buglere Ngäbere

Talamanca	Bribri Cabécar Huetar Teribe

Votic	Corobicí Maléku Rama Voto

Kuna–Colombian	Barí Chibcha Duit Kuna Uwa

Arwako–Chimila	Arhuaco Chimila Kankuamo Kogi Wiwa

Other	Borũca Dorasque Pech

Italics indicate extinct languages

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