Tacana language

"Tacana" redirects here. For the Peruvian region, see Tacna Region.

Tacana
Native to	Bolivia
Ethnicity	5,100 (2004)^[1]
Native speakers	1,800 (2004)^[1]
Language family	Tacanan Araona–Tacanan Cavinena–Tacana Tacana Proper Tacana
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`tna`
Glottolog	`taca1256`^[2]

Tacana is a Western Tacanan language spoken by some 1,800 Tacana people in Bolivia out of an ethnic population of 5,000. They live in the forest along the Beni and Madre de Dios rivers. Numerous dialects, now extinct, have been attributed to Tacana: Ayaychuna, Babayana, Chiliuvo, Chivamona, Idiama (Ixiama), Pamaino, Pasaramona, Saparuna, Siliama, Tumupasa (Maracani, "Tupamasa"), Uchupiamona, Yabaypura, and Yubamona (Mason 1950).

External links

1 2 Tacana at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Tacana". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Tacana dictionary online from IDS (select simple or advanced browsing)

Languages of Bolivia

National language	Spanish

Indigenous languages	Araona Aymara Baure Bésiro Canichana Cavineño Cayubaba Chácobo Chimán Chipaya Ese Ejja Guarasuawe Guaraní Guarayu Itonama Leco Kallawaya Machineri Maropa Mojeño Moré Mosetén Movima Pacawara Puquina Quechua Sirionó Tacana Tapieté Toromona Weenhayek Yaminawa Yuki Yuracaré Zamuco

Sign languages	Bolivian Sign Language

Italics indicate extinct languages still recognized by the Bolivian constitution.

Pano-Tacanan languages

Mayoruna Panoan

Matses	Demushbo Kulino

Matis	Amazon Mayoruna Jandiatuba Mayoruna Matis

Other	Korubo Tabatinga Mayoruna

Mainline Panoan
(Nawa Panoan)

Bolivian	Chiriba Chokobo Karipuna

Madre de Dios	Arazaire Atsawaka-Yamiaka Blanco River Remo Tarauacá Kashinawa

Marubo	Marubo Olivença Kulina Katukina

Poyanawa	Iskonawa Jaquirana Remo' Môa Nawa Nukini Poyanawa

Chama	Pano Sensi Shipibo

Headwaters	Amawaka Ibuaçu Kashinawa Môa Remo Tuchinawa Yaminawa

Other	Kasharari Kashibo

Tacanan

Italics indicate extinct languages

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