Maléku language
| Maléku | |
|---|---|
| Guatuso | |
| Maléku Jaíka | |
| Native to | Costa Rica |
| Ethnicity | 1,070 Maléku people (200?) |
Native speakers | (750 cited 2000) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gut |
| Glottolog | male1297 |
| ELP | Guatuso |
Maléku, also called Malecu, Guatuso, Watuso-Wétar, and Guetar, natively known as Maléku Jaíka, is an Indigenous American language of the Chibchan family spoken in north-central Costa Rica, in the area of Guatuso, in the province of Alajuela, Costa Rica. It is spoken by around 300 to 460 indigenous Maléku people in an area of 2994 hectares, also called Guatusos.