sentences:  While their contact with the Hispanic language and culture was extremely sporadic and limited at least until the second mid-nineteenth century (Constenla, 1988; Castillo,2004), it can be assumed that this contact was intensified in the middle of the twentieth century.Official status
  The Maleku is an indigenous language of north-central Costa Rica, in the area of Guatuso, in the province of Alajuela, Costa Rica.It is spoken by around 300 to 460 indigenous Maléku people in an area of 2994 hectares.