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ISO 639-3 · gutgut
Chibchan family
Maléku
Maléku is a language of the Chibchan branch, spoken in Costa Rica. Wikidata describes it as “indigenous language of north central Costa Rica”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
gut- Glottocode
male1297- Family
- Chibchan
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 12 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Maléku |
|---|---|
| Also called | Maléku Jaíka, Maléku language, Guatuso, Watuso-Wéta, Guetar |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Chibchan to Maléku
The branches above Maléku, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
16ChibchanfamilygutMalékulanguage
where it is spoken