Bribri, also known as Bri-bri, Bribriwak, and Bribri-wak, is a Chibchan language, from a language family indigenous to the Isthmo-Colombian Area, which extends from eastern Honduras to northern Colombia and includes populations of those countries as well as Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

There are three traditional dialects of Bribri: Coroma (in the western region of the Talamanca mountain range), Amubre (in the eastern region of the Talamanca mountain range) and Salitre (in the South Pacific area).

The nasal vowels are pronounced similarly to the corresponding orals, with the addition of some air exiting through the nose.

casa padre, papá sí yo cucaracha médico madre, mamá olla eso, ese nube en; para

The Linguistics Department at the University of Costa Rica has conceived a standardized spelling system that is based on several earlier attempts.