Carapana
A language of Colombia
| Population | 600 in Colombia (1990 SIL). Population total all countries: 650. |
| Region | Vaupés region, Caño Tí (tributary of middle Vaupés River) and upper Papurí and Pirá-Paraná rivers. Also in Brazil. |
| Language map |
Southern Colombia, reference number 3 |
| Alternate names | Carapana-Tapuya, Karapaná, Karapanã, Karapano, Mextã, Mochda, Moxdoa |
| Classification | Tucanoan, Eastern Tucanoan, Central, Tatuyo |
| Language use | Due to intermarriage with neighboring groups, almost all Tatuyo and Waimaha speak Carapana as well as their L1. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Grammar. NT: 1992. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Swidden agriculturalists. |
Also spoken in:
Brazil
| Language name | Karapanã |
| Population | 50 in Brazil (1986 SIL). |
| Region | Amazonas, São Gabriel and Pari-Cachoeira. |
| Language map |
Brazil, reference number 20 |
| Alternate names | Carapana, Carapanã, Mextã |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Anonymous. 1973. Aspectos de la cultura material de grupos étnicos de Colombia 1.
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ARBELÁEZ G., Jorge; MONTES U., Bernando, translators. 1973. Sistemas fonológicos de idiomas colombianos 2.
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METZGER, Lois; METZGER, Ronald G., authors. 1973. "Fonología del carapana."
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METZGER, Lois; METZGER, Ronald G.; VALENCIA S., Manuel, authors. 1974. "Texto carapana: La historia de Junia."
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METZGER, Ronald G., author. 1973. "Carapana."
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METZGER, Ronald G., author. 1981. Gramática popular del carapana.
METZGER, Ronald G., author. 1998. The morpheme KA- of Carapana (Tucanoan).
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METZGER, Ronald G., compiler. 2000. Marĩ yaye mena Carapana, yaia yaye mena Español macãrĩcã tuti = Carapana-Español, diccionario de 1000 palabras.
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MOUNTAIN, Kathy, author. 1978. "Lista de palabras Swadesh y Rowe."
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Vernacular Publications
Abedecario carapana = El abecedario en carapana . 1991.
Capee apeye queti marĩ pũnaa na cabuepee (Para los niños de la comunidad Carapana). 1999.
CAPEE APEYE QUETI MARĨ PŨNAA NA CABUEPEE = Cuentos para los niños de la comunidad carapana . 2012.
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Moa queti apeye queticʉã. 1979.
Simón Bolívar: Marĩ yaye carapana mena = Simón Bolívar en carapana y español . 1989.
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