Cueva language

Cueva
Native toPanama
RegionDarién
EthnicityCueva people
Extinct16th century
unclassified
(Chocoan?
Chibchan?
Arawakan?)
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologcuev1238

Cueva was an Indigenous language of Panama, now extinct, with limited attestation and often misclassified within linguistic studies. The Cueva people experienced a significant population decline between 1510 and 1535 due to conflicts, diseases, and the effects of Spanish colonization. By the 17th and 18th centuries, the Guna had migrated into the former Cueva territory, repopulating the area.