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Tacanan languages

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Geographicdistribution
  
Bolivia

Glottolog
  
taca1255

Linguistic classification
  
Pano–Tacanan?Takanan


Tacanan is a family of languages spoken in Bolivia, with Ese’ejja also spoken in Peru. It may be related to the Panoan languages.

Family division

  • Ese’ejja (a.k.a. Ese’eha, Tiatinagua, Chama, Huarayo, Guacanawa, Chuncho, Eseʼexa, Tatinawa, Ese exa)
  • Araona–Tacana
  • Araona (a.k.a. Carina, Cavina)
  • Cavineña–Tacana
  • Cavineña (a.k.a. Kavinenya)
  • Tacana proper
  • Tacana (a.k.a. Tupamasa, Takana)
  • Reyesano (a.k.a. San Borjano, Maropa)
  • Toromona (†)

    • Toromona is apparently extinct. Another possibly extinct Tacanan language is Mabenaro; Arasa has been classified as Tacanan, but appears to have more in common with Panoan.

    References

    Tacanan languages Wikipedia
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