Tacanan languages

Tacana redirects here, for the Peruvian region see Tacna Region.

Takána
Geographic distribution:	Bolivia
Linguistic classification:	Pano–Tacanan Takána
Subdivisions:	—

Tacanan is a family of languages spoken in Bolivia, with Ese’ejja also spoken in Peru.

Family division

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

Toromona is now extinct^{[citation needed]}.

External links

• Ethnologue: Tacanan
• Proel: Familia Tacanana
• Tacana language dictionary online from IDS (select simple or advanced browsing)

Bibliography

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