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Yucuna

A language of Colombia

ISO 639-3: ycn

Population	1,800 (2001 SIL). 10 to 20 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 1,800.
Region	Amazonas, Miriti-Parana (tributary Caquetá); La Pedrera on lower Caquetá, Ararcuara; Leticia.
Language map	Southern Colombia
Alternate names	Matapi, Yukuna
Dialects	In some traditional ceremonies ritual language used, mostly unintelligible even to those who have learned it.
Classification	Arawakan, Maipuran, Northern Maipuran, Inland
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. Oral and written use in religious services, and oral use in the traditional religion. Used for letter writing. Positive attitude. Most also use Spanish. Some who have married Tanimuca speakers also speak Tanimuca [tnc].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. 500 read Yucuna, 300 can write it. NT: 1982.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Local subversive activity caused some Yucuna to move to other areas. SVO. Swidden agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Christian.

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.  

KONDO, Riena W., author. 1983. "La clasificación de mamíferos y reptiles por los indígenas guahibo, cuiba, piapoco y yucuna."  

SCHAUER, Junia G., author. 1985. Por que los yucunas necesitan una educación bilingüe-bicultural.

SCHAUER, Junia G.; SCHAUER, Stanley, authors. 1967. "Yucuna phonemics."  

SCHAUER, Junia G.; SCHAUER, Stanley, authors. 1972. "Fonología del yucuna."  

SCHAUER, Junia G.; SCHAUER, Stanley, authors. 1973. "Yucuna."  

SCHAUER, Junia G.; SCHAUER, Stanley, authors. 1978. "Una gramática del yucuna."  

SCHAUER, Junia G.; SCHAUER, Stanley, authors. 2000. "El yucuna."

SCHAUER, Junia G.; SCHAUER, Stanley; YUCUNA, Quehuají, authors. 1974. "Texto yucuna: La historia de los Caripu laquena."  

SCHAUER, Junia G.; SCHAUER, Stanley; YUKUNA, Eladio; YUKUNA, Walter, compilers. 2005. Meke kemakánaka purákaˀaloji: wapuraˀakó chu, eyá karíwana chu (Diccionario bilingüe: Yukuna - Español; Español - Yukuna).  

SCHAUER, Stanley, author. 1975. Paragraphs in Yucuna discourse.

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

Vernacular Publications

¡Si puede leer en español, puede leer en yucuna!. 1985.

Algunos animales del mundo. 1984.

Eja yajne yucuna mari. 1993.

Ejaʼahuá yajné yucuna marí. 1974.

Ejaʼahuá, camú, queri, ihuijrina, caje macá yucuna. 1983.

Huaje huani nupuraʼaco papera huaʼate yucuna chu. 1981.

Huaqueñoʼó papera huaʼaté puraʼacano huapuraʼacó chu. 1974.

Iʼijná hueʼejatachi. 1976.

Jupimi iʼimacaño yucuna. 1984.

Peyajhueni iná iʼimacáloje penaje yucuna. 1973.

Queʼiyapeje yucu mari huapuraʼaco chu. 1994.  

Queʼiyapeje yucu yucuna. 1978.  

Yucuna chu huapuraʼó papera huaʼaté. 1971.