Maléku language
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| Guatuso | |
|---|---|
| Maléku Jaíka | |
| Spoken in | Costa Rica |
| Ethnicity | Maleku people |
| Native speakers | <750 (date missing) |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gut |
The Maléku Jaíka language, also called Guatuso, is an indigenous language of north central Costa Rica. It is a Chibchan language spoken by around 750 indigenous Maléku people.
[edit] Sample Vocabulary
- kapi kapi = hello (with a knocking gesture on your partner's shoulder)
- afekapian = Thank you
- w-ay = yes
- hebet = no
- fufu = morfo butterfly
- niskak = bird
- pili = toucan
- pek-pen = frog
- gnou-ek = red-eye frog
- ti-fakara = waterfall
- irri miotem? = what is your name?
- mioten ... = my name is ...
- arrachapi kahole = I would like a cup of coffee
- errekeki kerakou = let's go (to a place)
- erreke malehila =let's go swimming
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