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Siona

A language of Colombia

ISO 639-3: snn

Population	300 in Colombia (1982 SIL). Population total all countries: 550. Ethnic population: 734.
Region	Both sides of Putumayo River. Also in Ecuador.
Language map	Southern Colombia
Alternate names	Sioni, Pioje, Pioche-Sioni, Ganteyabain, Ganteya, Ceona, Zeona, Koka, Kanú
Classification	Tucanoan, Western Tucanoan, Northern, Siona-Secoya
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1982.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Those in Ecuador consider themselves Colombians. Distinct from Secoya (Siona-Secoya). SOV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Also spoken in:

Ecuador

Language name	Siona
Population	250 in Ecuador (2000 Juncosa).
Region	Putumayo River.
Language map	Ecuador, reference number 18
Comments	Distinct from Secoya [sey] (Siona-Secoya). 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.  

ELSON, Benjamin F., editor. 1962. Studies in Ecuadorian Indian languages 1.  

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

PEEKE, M. Catherine, editor. 1975. Estudios fonológicos de lenguas vernáculas del Ecuador.  

WHEELER, Alva, author. 1962. "A Siona text morphologically analyzed."  

WHEELER, Alva, author. 1967. "Grammatical structure in Siona discourse."

WHEELER, Alva, author. 1970. Grammar of the Siona language, Colombia, South America.  

WHEELER, Alva, author. 1973. "Siona."  

WHEELER, Alva, author. 2000. "La lengua siona."

WHEELER, Alva, compiler. 1987. Gantëya bain (El pueblo siona del río Putumayo, Colombia).  

WHEELER, Alva; WHEELER, Margaret A., authors. 1962. "Siona phonemics (Western Tucanoan)."  

WHEELER, Alva; WHEELER, Margaret A., authors. 1975. "Fonémica siona (Tucano occidental)."

WHEELER, Alva; WHEELER, Margaret A.; YAIGUAJE, Estanislao, authors. 1974. "Texto siona: En el principio."  

WHEELER, Margaret A., author. 1970. "Siona use of chambira palm fiber."

Vernacular Publications

Airu huaʼi huaʼna 6. 1969.

Cartilla siona 1-4. 1962.

Cuya coca 5. 1969.

Gantëya bain 8. 1969.

Pedro y el lobo; El alacrán y la charapa: Cartilla siona 7. 1969.

Una collección de narraciónes indígenas. 1976.