Tacanan languages
- Tacana redirects here, for the Peruvian region see Tacna Region.
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
Toromona is now extinct.
External links
Bibliography
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