Uwa language

Uwa
Uwa
Tunebo
Uw Cuwa
Native to	Colombia, formerly in Venezuela
Region	the largest groups live on the northern slopes of the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, Boyacá Department
Ethnicity	U'wa
Native speakers	3,550 (2000)
Language family	Chibchan Chibcha–Motilon Chibcha–Tunebo Uwa; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; tnd – Angosturas Tunebo/Bahiyakuwa; tbn – Barro Negro Tunebo (Eastern Tunebo/Yithkaya); tuf – Central Tunebo (Cobaría/Kubaru'wa & Tegría/Tagrinuwa); tnb – Western Tunebo (Aguas Blancas/Rikuwa)
Glottolog	tune1260
ELP	Tunebo

The Uwa language, Uw Cuwa, commonly known as Tunebo, is a Chibchan language spoken by between 1,800 and 3,600 of the Uwa people of Colombia, out of a total population of about 7,000.

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