Uwa language

Uwa
Tunebo
Uw Cuwa
Native toColombia, formerly in Venezuela
Regionthe largest groups live on the northern slopes of the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, Boyacá Department
EthnicityU'wa
Native speakers
(3,550 cited 2000)
Chibchan
  • Chibcha–Motilon
    • Chibcha–Tunebo
      • Uwa
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
tnd – Angosturas Tunebo/Bahiyakuwa
tbn – Barro Negro Tunebo (Eastern Tunebo/Yithkaya)
tuf – Central Tunebo (Cobaría/Kubaru'wa & Tegría/Tagrinuwa)
tnb – Western Tunebo (Aguas Blancas/Rikuwa)
Glottologtune1260
ELPTunebo

The Uwa language, Uw Cuwa, commonly known as Tunebo, is a Chibchan language spoken by between 1,800 and 3,600 of the Uwa people of Colombia, out of a total population of about 7,000.

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