Maléku language

Guatuso
Maléku Jaíka
Spoken in	Costa Rica
Ethnicity	Maleku people
Native speakers	<750 (date missing)
Language family	Chibchan Votic Guatuso
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`gut`

The Maléku Jaíka language, also called Guatuso, is an indigenous language of north central Costa Rica. It is a Chibchan language spoken by around 750 indigenous Maléku people.

Sample Vocabulary

kapi kapi = hello (with a knocking gesture on your partner's shoulder)
afekapian = Thank you
w-ay = yes
hebet = no
fufu = morfo butterfly
niskak = bird
pili = toucan
pek-pen = frog
gnou-ek = red-eye frog
ti-fakara = waterfall
irri miotem? = what is your name?
mioten ... = my name is ...
arrachapi kahole = I would like a cup of coffee
errekeki kerakou = let's go (to a place)
erreke malehila =let's go swimming