Tucanoan languages

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Geographic distribution Amazon		Glottolog tuca1253

Linguistic classification One of the world's primary language families Subdivisions Eastern Western Cubeo Miriti

Tucanoan (also Tukanoan, Tukánoan) is a language family of Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.

Classification

There are two dozen Tucanoan languages:

Western Tucanoan

Correguaje (a.k.a. Coreguaje, Caquetá, Korewahe, Koreguaje)

?Tama (†)

Napo

Orejón (a.k.a. Coto, Payoguaje, Payaguá, Koto, Payowahe, Payawá, M`áíhɨ̃ki)

Siona–Secoya (Upper Napo)

?Macaguaje (AKA Kakawahe, Piohé) (†)

Siona (Siona, Sioni, Pioje, Pioche-Sioni, Tetete)

Secoya (Piohé, Secoya, Siona-Secoya)

Central Tucanoan

Cubeo (a.k.a. Cuveo, Kobeua, Kubewa)

Tanimuca (a.k.a. Retuarã)

Eastern Tucanoan

South

Macuna (a.k.a. Buhagana, Wahana, Makuna-Erulia, Makuna)

Barasana (a.k.a. Paneroa, Eduria, Edulia, Comematsa, Janera, Taibano, Taiwaeno, Taiwano)

Central

?Yupuá-Duriña (†)

Desano–Siriano (AKA Desano)

Bara: Waimajã–Yurutí–Tuyuka (AKA Pocanga, Pakang, Tejuca, Teyuka, Tuyuca, Bara)

Tatuyo–Pisamira–Carapano (AKA Carapana, Karapana)

North

Tucano (a.k.a. Tukana, Dasea)

Guanano (a.k.a. Wanana, Wanano, Kotedia, Kotiria, Wanana-Pirá)

Piratapuyo (a.k.a. Waikina, Uiquina)

?Miriti (†)

?Cueretú (a.k.a. Kueretú) (†)

?Yauna (a.k.a. Jaúna, Yahuna, Yaúna) (†)

Most languages are, or were, spoken in Colombia.

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