Adolfo Constenla Umaña
Adolfo Constenla Umaña | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adolfo Constenla Umaña January 14, 1948 |
| Died | November 7, 2013 |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Costa Rica |
| Main interests | Chibchan languages |
Adolfo Constenla Umaña (January 14, 1948, in San José, Costa Rica – November 7, 2013) was a Costa Rican philologist and linguist who specialized in the indigenous languages of Central America. He is especially known as a leading scholar on Chibchan languages, and some sources referred to him as the "father of Chibchan linguistics."