Guaymí language
| Ngäbere | |
|---|---|
| Movere, Guaymi | |
| Ngäbere | |
| Pronunciation | [ŋɔˈbeɾe] |
| Native to | Panama, Costa Rica |
| Region | Central America |
| Ethnicity | Ngäbe |
Native speakers | 170,000 (2012 census) |
Chibchan
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gym |
| Glottolog | ngab1239 |
| ELP | Guaymí |
Guaymí, or Ngäbere, also known as Movere, Chiriquí, and Valiente, is a Chibchan language spoken by the Indigenous Ngäbe people in Panama and Costa Rica. The people refer to themselves as Ngäbe ([ˈŋɔbe]) and to their language as Ngäbere [ŋɔˈbeɾe]. The Ngäbes are the most populous of Panama's several Indigenous peoples. The language is centered in Panama within the semi-autonomous Indigenous reservation known as the Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé. Beginning in the 1950s, Costa Rica began to receive Ngäbe immigrants, where they are found in several Indigenous reservations: Abrojos Montezuma, Conteburica, Coto Brus, Guaymí de Alto Laguna de Osa, and Altos de San Antonio.