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Tacana

A language of Bolivia

ISO 639-3tna

Population  1,820 (Adelaar 2000). Ethnic population: 5,058 (Adelaar 2000).
Region  Beni and Madre de Dios rivers, jungle, some in foothills.
Language map  Bolivia, reference number 21
Alternate names   Takana
Classification  Tacanan, Araona-Tacana, Cavinena-Tacana, Tacana Proper
Language use  Also use Spanish.
Language development  Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1981.
Writing system  Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

KEY, Mary R., author. 1963. Comparative phonology of the Tacanan languages.

KEY, Mary R., author. 1968. Comparative Tacanan phonology, with Cavineña phonology and notes on Pano-Tacanan relationship.

MATTESON, Esther, author. 1967. Bolivian Indian grammar 1.  Available online

MATTESON, Esther, author. 1967. Bolivian Indian grammars 2.  Available online

MATTESON, Esther, editor. 1965. Gramáticas estructurales de lenguas bolivianas 1-3.  Available online

OTTAVIANO, Ida, author. 1974. Métodos del tejido tacana.

OTTAVIANO, Ida, compiler. 1980. Textos tacana.

OTTAVIANO, Ida; OTTAVIANO, John, authors. 1965. "Tacana."  Available online

OTTAVIANO, Ida; OTTAVIANO, John, authors. 1967. "Tacana."  Available online

OTTAVIANO, Ida; OTTAVIANO, John, authors; PLAZA M., Pedro, translator. 1980. Notas sobre la cultura tacana.

OTTAVIANO, Ida; OTTAVIANO, John, compilers. 1989. Diccionario tacana-castellano, castellano-tacana.

VAN WYNEN, Donald; VAN WYNEN, Mabel, authors; LAZARTE, Manuel Liendo, translator. 1962. Fonemas tacana y modelos de acentuación.

VAN WYNEN, Donald; VAN WYNEN, Mabel, compilers. 1962. Tacana y castellano.

Vernacular Publications

Animal cuana pia yahua su. 1968.

Antes de leer. 1970.

Mama cuana sa quirica. 1969.

Memimiameja 1, 2. 1970.

Quirica mepuja. 1969.