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Tucanoan languages

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One of the world's primary language families

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EasternWesternCubeoMiriti

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)
  • SionaSecoya (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 (†)
  • DesanoSiriano (AKA Desano)
  • Bara: Waimajã–Yurutí–Tuyuka (AKA Pocanga, Pakang, Tejuca, Teyuka, Tuyuca, Bara)
  • TatuyoPisamira–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.

    References

    Tucanoan languages Wikipedia


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