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Guanano

A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3: gvc

Population	550 in Brazil (1995 AMTB). Population total all countries: 850.
Region	Northwest Amazonas. Also in Colombia.
Language map	Brazil, reference number 2
Alternate names	Anana, Kótedia, Kótirya, Uanana, Wanâna, Wanano
Dialects	Similar to Piratapuyo [pir], but the two groups do not intermarry.
Classification	Tucanoan, Eastern Tucanoan, Northern
Language development	NT: 1982.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV.

Also spoken in:

Colombia

Language name	Guanano
Population	300 in Colombia (2001).
Region	Lower Vaupés River region.
Language map	Southern Colombia, reference number 10
Alternate names	Anana, Kótedia, Kotiria, Uanano, Wanana
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.
Comments	Fishermen; swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 1973. Aspectos de la cultura material de grupos étnicos de Colombia 1.  

ARBELÁEZ G., Jorge, translator. 1972. Sistemas fonológicos de idiomas colombianos 1.  

BARNES, Janet, compiler. 1993. Cuando no habia agua y otros leyendas indígenas.  

GAWTHORNE, Linda A., editor. 1976. Estudios tucanos 4.  

LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 1983. "Switch reference systems from two distinct linguistic areas: Wojokeso (Papua New Guinea) and Guanano (northern South America)."

LONGACRE, Robert E.; WOODS, Frances M., editors. 1976. Discourse grammar: Studies in indigenous languages of Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador, 1.  

LONGACRE, Robert E.; WOODS, Frances M., editors. 1977. Discourse grammar: Studies in indigenous languages of Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador, 3.  

MELO, Candi; WALTZ, Carolyn H.; WALTZ, Nathan E., authors. 1974. "Texto guanano: La historia de la tortuga."  

MOUNTAIN, Kathy, author. 1978. "Lista de palabras Swadesh y Rowe."  

WALTZ, Carolyn H., author. 1977. "Some observations on Guanano dialogue."  

WALTZ, Carolyn H., author. 1979. "Algunas observaciones sobre el diálogo guanano."  

WALTZ, Carolyn H., author. 1985. "Water, rock, and smoke: a Guanano view of the world."

WALTZ, Carolyn H., author. 1986. Bilingual Guananos lead us to a simple alphabet.

WALTZ, Carolyn H.; WALTZ, Nathan E., authors. 1967. "Guanano phonemics."  

WALTZ, Carolyn H.; WALTZ, Nathan E., authors. 1972. "Fonología del guanano."  

WALTZ, Carolyn H.; WALTZ, Nathan E., authors. 1973. "Guanano."  

WALTZ, Carolyn H.; WALTZ, Nathan E., authors. 1976. "La tortuga: Texto del guanano."  

WALTZ, Carolyn H.; WALTZ, Nathan E., authors. 1982. "Notas sobre el parentesco guanano."  

WALTZ, Carolyn H.; WALTZ, Nathan E., authors. 1997. El agua, la roca y el humo: Estudios sobre la cultura wanana del Vaupés.  

WALTZ, Carolyn H.; WALTZ, Nathan E., authors. 2000. "El wanano."

WALTZ, Nathan E., author. 1976. "Discourse functions of Guanano sentence and paragraph."  

WALTZ, Nathan E., author. 1976. Hablemos el guanano: Gramática pedagógica guanano-castellano.  

WALTZ, Nathan E., author. 1981. "Las funciones de la oración y del parrafo en el discurso guanano."  

WALTZ, Nathan E., compiler; JONES, Paula; WALTZ, Carolyn H., editors. 2007. Diccionario bilingüe: Wanano o Guanano—Español, Español—Wanano o Guanano.  

WATERHOUSE, Viola G., editor. 1967. Phonemic systems of Colombian languages.  

Vernacular Publications

¡Si puede leer en castellano, puede leer en guanano!. 1984.

Ahri yahpa, mʉanopʉ jia yahpari cʉ̃hʉre yahua jira. 1992.

Buhe du̶cajihna (Cartilla pre-escolar y pre-escritura en Guanano). 1983.

Buhejihna. n.d.

Cohamacʉre basajihna. 1980.

Cotiria yare buhejihna. 1972.

Curi. 1983.

Dacho quihõria. 1992.

Dohatia co waare yahuri tju. 1973.

España macaina pahã wihiha. 1992.

Masa ti cjuaro wahari cjiri jira. 1976.

Minichacaperi. 1968.

Pjanopʉ maca quiti: yapimapu ti curso yoa ti joari jira. 1977.

Simón Bolívar. 1992.

Una collección de narraciónes indígenas. 1976.

Wahiquina. 1969.

Wahma, mʉna ti joari quiti. 1986.

Yapima Macaina buheina joari quiti. 1986.