Costa Rica
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Costa Rica
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For more detail consult the Ethnologue entry for Costa Rica.
Languages that are mainly used in this country: (7)
| ISO Code | Name | Alternate Names |
|---|---|---|
| brn | Boruca | Boruka, Borunca, Bronca, Brunca, Brunka, Burunca |
| bzd | Bribri | Talamanca |
| rib | Bribri Sign Language | |
| rnb | Brunca Sign Language | |
| cjp | Cabécar | Chirripó |
| csr | Costa Rican Sign Language | LESCO, Lengua de Señas Costaricenses, Lengua de Señas Costarricense, Lenguaje de Señas Costarricense |
| gut | Maléku Jaíka | Guatuso, Malécu lhaíca |
Other languages used in this country: (8)
| ISO Code | Name | Alternate Names |
|---|---|---|
| yue | Chinese, Yue | Cantonese, Chinese Nung, Guangdong, Guangfu, Gwong Dung, Ha Xa Phang, Hai Nam, Han, Hoa, Hong Kong Cantonese, Kién, Konghu, Liem Chau, Lowland Nung, Macau Cantonese, Minh Huong, Nung, Phúc, Quang Dong, Samg Phang, Shatou, Shiqi, Suòng Phóng, Trièu C |
| eng | English | |
| jam | Jamaican English Creole | Bocas del Toro Patois, Bongo Talk, Jamaican Creole English, Jamaican Patois, Jamiekan, Jimiekn, Jimiekn Langwij, Jumieka Kruyol, Jumieka Languij, Jumieka Langwij, Jumieka Taak, Jumiekan, Jumiekan Kriol, Jumiekan languij, Langui Jumieka, Limonese Creole, |
| gym | Ngäbere | Chiriqui, Guaymí, Ngobere, Ngäbe, Nove, Valiente |
| pdt | Plautdietsch | German, Low German, Mennonite German, Mennonite Low German, Mennoniten Platt, Plódich |
| spa | Spanish | Castilian |
| tfr | Teribe | Naso, Naso-Teribe, Nortenyo, Quequexque, Terraba, Tiribi, Tirribi |
| yid | Yiddish | Judeo-German, Yiddish, Eastern, Yidish |
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