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Muinane

A language of Colombia

ISO 639-3bmr

Population  150 (2007 Moyano).
Region  Amazonas, Upper Cahuinarí, on Caquetá tributary.
Language map  Southern Colombia
Alternate names   Muename, Muinana, Muinani
Classification  Witotoan, Boran
Language use  All also use Bora [boa] or Huitotoan languages.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. NT: 1981.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Not the same as Muinane Huitoto [hux].

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Longacre, Robert E. and Frances M. Woods, editors. 1977. Discourse grammar: Studies in indigenous languages of Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador, 3.  Available online

Morse, Nancy L., editor. 1981. Estudios en andoke y muinane.

Pakky de Buenaventura, Clementina, compiler, and others. 2007. Diccionario bilingüe Muinane-Español, Español-Muinane.

Walton, James W. 1970. "Muinane diagnostic use of narcotics."

Walton, James W. 1977. "Participant reference and introducers in Muinane clause and paragraph."  Available online

Walton, James W. 1981. "Sistemas de referencia al participante e introductores en la cláusula y el párrafo muinane."

Walton, James W. and Janice P. Walton. 1967. "Phonemes of Muinane."  Available online

Walton, James W. and Janice P. Walton. 1972. "Fonemas del muinane."  Available online

Walton, James W. and Janice P. Walton. 1975. Una gramática de la lengua muinane.  Available online

Walton, James W. and Janice P. Walton. 1979. "Muinane."  Available online

Walton, James W., Janice P. Walton and Clementina Pakky de Buenaventura. 1997. Diccionario bilingüe Muinane-Español, Español-Muinane.  Available online

Walton, James, Grace Hensarling and Michael B. Maxwell. 2000. "El muinane."

Waterhouse, Viola G., editor. 1967. Phonemic systems of Colombian languages.  Available online

Waterhouse, Viola G., editor. 1972. Sistemas fonológicos de idiomas colombianos 1.  Available online

Vernacular Publications

¿Mɨllɨ iimaamo?. 1973.

Imuhu. 1973.

José dilluhi naamebano allɨvɨ. 1973.

Muinane taabuta aame. 1971.

Niija. 1973.

Oovo aame. 1973.