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Buglere, also known as Bugle, Murire and Muoy, is a Chibchan language of Panama closely related to Guaymi. There are two dialects, Sabanero and Bokotá (Bogota), spoken by the Bokota people.

Phonology

• Voiced sounds /b, d, ɡ/ may be heard as fricatives in intervocalic position.

• /dʒ/ may also be heard as in intervocalic position.

• /ŋ/ when before a vowel in word-initial position can also be heard as a palatal .

• Vowel sounds /e, o/ can also have short allophones of .

• Vowels can also be heard as nasalized when in the positions of nasal consonants.

References

1. Buglere at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Quesada, Juan Diego (2012). Gramática del buglere. Quito, Ecuador: Abya-Yala.

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Official language	Spanish
Indigenous languages	Bribri Buglere Cabécar Guaymí Maléku
Other spoken languages	American English Haitian Creole Haitian French
Sign languages	Costa Rican Sign Language

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