Bribri
Lands
The Talamanca mountains of southern Costa Rica, on both the Caribbean (Limón) and Pacific (Puntarenas) sides, with smaller communities in Bocas del Toro, Panama
Countries Costa Rica, Panama
Facts 3
Population
Bribri communities also live in Panama, where the 2023 census counted 766 Bribri people.
As of 2023 Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo (INEC), Panama, Cuadro 20. Población indígena en la República, por sexo, según provincia, comarca indígena, grupo indígena al que pertenece y grupos de edad: Censo 2023 (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
In 1978 the University of Costa Rica published Biyöchőkname, a cultural periodical in the Bribri language; its issues are now free to read online.
As of 1978 Source: DIPALICORI, Universidad de Costa Rica, BIYÖCHŐKNAME: publicación cultural en lengua bribri 1978 (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
The Bribri language is spoken on both sides of Costa Rica's Talamanca mountains, in Limón and Puntarenas, in three regional varieties named for Amubre, Coroma and Salitre.
Source: DIPALICORI, Universidad de Costa Rica, Bribri (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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