Tacana is a Western
Tacanan language spoken by some 1,800
Tacana people in
Bolivia
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out of an ethnic population of 5,000. They live in the forest along the
Beni and
Madre de Dios rivers in the north of
La Paz Department. 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).
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
External links
Tacana dictionary online from IDS(select simple or advanced browsing)
Tacana(
Intercontinental Dictionary Series)
Languages of Bolivia
Tacanan languages
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