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Tariana
A language of Brazil
ISO 639-3: tae
| Population |
100 in Brazil (Aikhenvald 1996). Population total all countries: 430. Ethnic population: 1,500 in Brazil (Rodrigues 1986). |
| Region |
Amazonas, Middle Vaupés River, Santa Rosa (Juquira), Iauarete, Periquitos, and Ji-Ponta. Also in Colombia. |
| Language map |
Brazil, reference number 9
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| Alternate names |
Taliáseri, Tariano, Tariáno, Tarîna |
| Classification |
Arawakan, Maipuran, Northern Maipuran, Inland |
| Language use |
No remaining speakers in Colombia, but group identity is still maintained. First language is Tucano or Nhengatu. Older adults. |
Also spoken in:
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
MALONE, Terry, author. 2006. Review of: A grammar of Tariana, from Northwest Amazonia, by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald.