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'''Panamanian Spanish'''
'''Panamanian Spanish'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panamanian_Spanish#Vocabulary Panamanian Spanish Vocabulary (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panamanian_Spanish#Vocabulary Panamanian Spanish Vocabulary (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_Panamanian_Spanish Appendix:Glossary of Panamanian Spanish (Wiktionary)]


'''Guaymí'''
'''Guaymí'''
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'''Kuna'''
'''Kuna'''
*[https://www.middle-coast-publishing.com/Basic-Kuna-Dictionary.htm Basic Kuna Dictionary, Words, Phrases]


'''Northern Embera'''
'''Northern Embera'''
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*[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/spanish_dictionary.htm Spanish dictionary (Lexilogos)]
*[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/spanish_dictionary.htm Spanish dictionary (Lexilogos)]
*[https://glosbe.com/en/es English to Spanish Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://glosbe.com/en/es English to Spanish Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction The Spanish Script Tutorial (byu.ed)]
*[https://script.byu.edu/Pages/the-spanish-documents-pages/the-spanish-documents(english) The Spanish Script Tutorial (byu.ed)]


'''Panamanian Spanish'''
'''Panamanian Spanish'''
*[https://www.fluentu.com/blog/spanish/panamanian-spanish/ Panamanian Spanish 101: English-isms and Basic Panamanian Phrases (fluentu)]
*[https://www.fluentu.com/blog/spanish/panamanian-spanish/ Panamanian Spanish 101: English-isms and Basic Panamanian Phrases (fluentu)


'''Guaymí'''
'''Guaymí'''


'''Kuna'''
'''Kuna'''
*[https://glosbe.com/en/cuk English to San Blas Kuna Dictionary (Glosbe)]


'''Northern Embera'''
'''Northern Embera'''
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Revision as of 13:46, 2 May 2023

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Description[edit | edit source]

Spanish is the official and dominant language in Panama although many languages, including seven indigenous languages, are spoken. The local variant is Panamanian Spanish. English is often spoken by many professionals and those working in the business or governmental areas of society.

Indigenous languages include Guaymí, Kuna, Northern Embera, also known as West Embera and Cholo, and Teribe. Bocas del Toro Creole is a dialect of Jamaican Patois, an English-based creole, spoken in Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. [1][2]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Spanish

Panamanian Spanish

Guaymí

Kuna

Northern Embera

Teribe

Bocas del Toro Creole

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Spanish

Panamanian Spanish

Guaymí

Kuna

Northern Embera (also known as West Embera and Cholo)

Teribe

Bocas del Toro Creole

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Spanish

Panamanian Spanish

Guaymí

Kuna

Northern Embera

Teribe

Bocas del Toro Creole

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

  • Perilla, Jisel. Frommer's Panama. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Pub., 2009. Available at: WorldCat.

References[edit | edit source]


  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Demographics of Panama," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Panama#Languages, accessed 1 May 2023.
  2. Wikipedia contributors, "Bocas del Toro Creole," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocas_del_Toro_Creole, accessed 1 May 2023.