The cabecar language is spoken in the canton of Buenos Aires, province of Puntarenas, and in the canton of Talamanca, province of Limón. Two large geographical varieties are recognized: the southern variety (towns of Ujarrás and San José Cabecar) and the northern variety (regions of Chirripó and La Estrella) (Margery 1989). This language belongs to the
The Bribri language is spoken in two regions: on the Atlantic side of the Talamanca mountain range, canton of Talamanca, province of Limón, and on the peaceful side of the Talamanca mountain range, canton of Buenos Aires, province of Puntarenas. It belongs to the isthmic subgroup, Western isthmic branch, vice substrama, of the Chibcha family (Constenla 2008).
The language of Brorán is the Costa Rican variety of the naso language, also spoken in the region of Bocas del Toro, Panama, with the name of teribe or naso. It has traditionally been known as terraba and this name remains the most common in language work. However, many community members reject
