Panama Languages

Description
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.

Word List(s)
Spanish
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * Useful Spanish phrases (Omniglot)

Panamanian Spanish
 * Panamanian Spanish Vocabulary (Wikipedia)

Guaymí
 * Guaymí Useful phrases (Wikipedia)

Kuna

Northern Embera
 * Northern Embera Example of Words (Wikipedia)

Teribe

Bocas del Toro Creole

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Spanish
 * Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
 * Spanish Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)
 * Spanish grammar (Wikipedia)

Panamanian Spanish
 * Panamanian Spanish Phonology (Wikipedia)

Guaymí
 * Guaymí Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
 * Guaymí Writing system and pronunciation (Wikipedia)

Kuna
 * Kuna Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
 * Kuna Alphabet and Pronunciation (Wikipedia)

Northern Embera (also known as West Embera and Cholo)
 * Northern Embera Phonology (Wikipedia)
 * Northern Embera grammar (Wikipedia)

Teribe
 * Teribe Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
 * Teribe Writing system (Wikipedia)

Bocas del Toro Creole

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Spanish
 * Spanish Letter Writing Guide
 * Spanish Handwriting Clarified
 * Learn Spanish (duolingo)
 * Spanish dictionary (Lexilogos)
 * English to Spanish Dictionary (Glosbe)
 * The Spanish Script Tutorial (byu.ed)

Panamanian Spanish

Guaymí

Kuna

Northern Embera
 * English to Northern Emberá Dictionary (Glosbe)

Teribe
 * English to Teribe Dictionary (Glosbe)

Bocas del Toro Creole

Additional Resources

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