Woun Meu

NOA

developing

Alternate Names: Waumeo, Waun Meo, Waunana

Genealogy:

Chocoan

Demographics: 4,000 in Colombia (Aikhenvald 2007). Population total all countries: 10,800. Ethnic population: 7,970 (Crevels 2007).

Language Use: Most bilingual in Spanish [spa] except the elderly (Crevels 2007). Used as L2 by Epena [sja].

Language Development: Dictionary. NT: 1988–2011.

Typology: SOV.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Colombia

Other Comments: Ethnic autonym: Wounaan.