Tucanoan languages

Tukánoan
Geographic distribution:	Amazon
Linguistic classification:	One of the world's primary language families
Subdivisions:	Eastern Western Cubeo Miriti
Glottolog:	`tuca1253`^[1]
East Tukano (nuclear green), Central Tukano (turquoise green) and West Tukano (dark green). Spots indicates actual locations of different tukano languages, shadowed area intended extension before 20th century.

Tucanoan (also Tukanoan, Tukánoan) is a language family of Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.

Family division 1
References 2
Bibliography 3
External links 4

Family division

There are two dozen Tucanoan languages:

Western Tucanoan^[2]
- Correguaje (AKA Coreguaje, Caquetá, Korewahe, Koreguaje)
- ?Tama (†)
- Napo
  - Orejón (AKA Coto, Payoguaje, Payaguá, Koto, Payowahe, Payawá, M`áíhɨ̃ki)
  - Siona–Secoya (Upper Napo)
    - ?Macaguaje (AKA Kakawahe, Piohé) (†)
    - Siona (Siona, Sioni, Pioje, Pioche-Sioni, Tetete)
    - Secoya (Piohé, Secoya, Siona-Secoya)
Central Tucanoan
- Cubeo (AKA Cuveo, Kobeua, Kubewa)
- Tanimuca (AKA Retuarã)
Eastern Tucanoan
- South
  - Macuna (AKA Buhagana, Wahana, Makuna-Erulia, Makuna)
  - Barasana (AKA Paneroa, Eduria, Edulia, Comematsa, Janera, Taibano, Taiwaeno, Taiwano)
- Central
  - ?Yupuá-Duriña (†)
  - Desano–Siriano (AKA Desano)
  - Bara: Waimajã–Yurutí–Tuyuka (AKA Pocanga, Pakang, Tejuca, Teyuka, Tuyuca, Bara)
  - Tatuyo–Carapano (AKA Carapana, Karapana)
- North
  - Tucano (AKA Tukana, Dasea)
  - Guanano (AKA Wanana, Wanano, Kotedia, Kotiria, Wanana-Pirá)
  - Piratapuyo (AKA Waikina, Uiquina)
?Miriti (†)
?Cueretú (AKA Kueretú) (†)
?Yauna (AKA Jaúna, Yahuna, Yaúna) (†)

Most languages are, or were, spoken in Colombia.

References

^ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Tukanoan".
^ Thiago Chacon (2012)

Bibliography

Campbell, Lyle. (1997). American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509427-1.
Kaufman, Terrence. (1990). Language history in South America: What we know and how to know more. In D. L. Payne (Ed.), Amazonian linguistics: Studies in lowland South American languages (pp. 13–67). Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-70414-3.
Kaufman, Terrence. (1994). The native languages of South America. In C. Mosley & R. E. Asher (Eds.), Atlas of the world's languages (pp. 46–76). London: Routledge.

External links

Proel: Familia Tucanoana

List of primary language families

Africa

Isolates	Bangime Hadza Jalaa Sandawe ?Laal

Europe and Asia

Isolates	Basque Burushaski Elamite Hattic Kusunda Nihali Nivkh Sumerian Hruso? Miju? Puroik?

Sign languages	British French German Japanese Swedish Chinese Indo-Pakistani Arab Chiangmai–Bangkok Other sign languages

New Guinea
and the Pacific

Isolates	Abinomn Busa Kaure Kol Kuot Porome Pyu Taiap Yalë Abun? Amberbaken? Dem? Hattam? Isirawa? Lepki? Kapori? Kosare? Massep? Murkim? Pawaia? Sulka? Waia?

Australia

Isolates	Giimbiyu Malak-Malak Marrgu Tiwi Wagiman

North America

Isolates	Chimariko Haida Karuk Kutenai Siuslaw Takelma Timucua Waikuri Washo Yana Yuchi Zuni

Mesoamerica

Isolates	Cuitlatec Huave Seri Tarascan/Purépecha

South America

Isolates (extant in 2000)	Aikanã? Andoque? Camsá Candoshi Chimane Chiquitano Cofán? Fulniô Guató Hodï/Joti Irantxe? Itonama Karajá Kawésqar Krenak Leco Maku of Roraima Movima Mura-Pirahã Nukak? Ofayé Puinave Rikbaktsa Huaorani Trumai Urarina Warao Yamana Yuracaré

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