Uwa language
| Uwa | |
|---|---|
| Tunebo | |
| Uw Cuwa | |
| Native to | Colombia, formerly in Venezuela |
| Region | the largest groups live on the northern slopes of the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, Boyacá Department |
| Ethnicity | U'wa |
Native speakers | (3,550 cited 2000) |
Chibchan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:tnd – Angosturas Tunebo/Bahiyakuwatbn – Barro Negro Tunebo (Eastern Tunebo/Yithkaya)tuf – Central Tunebo (Cobaría/Kubaru'wa & Tegría/Tagrinuwa)tnb – Western Tunebo (Aguas Blancas/Rikuwa) |
| Glottolog | tune1260 |
| ELP | Tunebo |
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.