Ticuna

A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Magüta, Tikuna, Tukuna

Population

32,600 in Brazil (1998 ISA). Population total all countries: 47,200.

Location

Amazonas, Upper Solimões river area, on more than 20 Indigenous lands, in more than 90 villages. Also in Colombia, Peru.

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Peru

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Language isolate

Typology

SVO

Language Use

All ages.

Language Development

NT: 1986–2009.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Ticuna

Writing

Latin script.

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Colombia

Language nameTicuna

Population

6,600 in Colombia (Civallero 2008). Ethnic population: 6,590 (Crevels 2007).

Location

Along west bank of Amazon River, in the Trapecio amazónico, on the banks of the Loretoyacu, Atacuari, Amacayacu, and Arara.

Alternate Names

Tikuna, Tucuna, Tukúna

Status

6b (Threatened).

Language Use

All ages.

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Peru

Language nameTicuna

Population

8,000 in Peru (2000 SIL).

Location

Northeast Amazon river area, from Chimbote to San Antonio do Iça in Brazil.

Alternate Names

Tikuna, Tukuna

Status

5 (Developing).

Language Use

Home, in public. All ages. Many are learning Spanish [spa] (Crevels 2007).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.

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A language of Brazil

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