Tucano language
| Tucano | |
|---|---|
| Dahseyé | |
| Native to | Brazil, Colombia |
| Ethnicity | Tucano people |
Native speakers | 4,600 in Brazil (2006)[1] 1,500–2,000 in Colombia (no date)[2] including Pisamira? |
Tucanoan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:tuo – Tucanoarj – Arapaso |
| Glottolog | tuca1252 Tucanoarap1275 Arapaso |
| ELP | Tukano |
Tucano (Tukano, Tucana, Tucana; autonym: Dahseyé (Dasea)) is a Tucanoan language spoken in Amazonas, Brazil and Colombia.
Many speakers of the endangered Tariana language are switching to Tucano.
See also
References
- ^ Tucano at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Arapaso at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Tucano at Ethnologue (10th ed., 1984). Note: Data may come from the 9th edition (1978).
Spanish
Bibliography
- Campbell, Lyle. (1997). American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509427-1.
External Links
- Tucanoan Languages Collection of Janet Chernela, housed at AILLA, containing audio recordings, transcriptions, translations and field notes from the 1970s and 1980s.
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