Guanano

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A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3
gvc
Alternate Names
Anana, Kótedia, Kótirya, Uanana, Wanâna, Wanano
Population

450 in Brazil (Moore 2006). Population total all countries: 750.

Location

Northwest Amazonas, on border with Colombia, Terra Indígena Alto Rio Negro. Also in Colombia.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Tucanoan, Eastern Tucanoan
Dialects

Similar to Piratapuyo [pir], but the two groups do not intermarry.

Typology

SOV

Language Use

Language stronger in Colombia than in Brazil. Some men speak Portuguese [por]; women use Guanano with children.

Language Development
Dictionary. NT: 1982–2008.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Guanano
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

The Guanano move back and forth across the border with Colombia.

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