Desano
[别称 Desana, Desano, Desâna]语系：Tucanoan
·濒危
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濒危
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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~450
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About 150 in Brazil, about 300 in Colombia.
- 更多关于活力的信息
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In Brazil, the average age of the youngest speakers is ~45 year old. In Colombia, there are communities where young children speak the language fluently. Most Desano people in Brazil speak Tukano as the language of daily communication in their communities; they also speak Portuguese. In Colombia, in some communities, children speak the language and Desano is the language of daily use. On the Paca River, many Desano speakers do not speak Tukano.
- 该群体使用的其他语言
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Tukano
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Portuguese
- 地点
- Brazil; Colombia
- 其他评论
In 18 communiteis on the Papuri, Tiquié, and Vaupés rivers and their tributaries in Brazil and Colombia. The Brazilian communities on the Tiquié River (and its tributaries) are São João Batista, Santo Antônio, Cucura Manaus, Floresta, Sitio São Pedro, São Lourenço, Santa Rosa, São Sebastião, Urubu Lago, Tucandra, and Piracema. (Speakers of Tukano, Yuhup, and Hup are also found in most of these.) On the Papuri River, the communities are Turi São João, and San José de Viña in Colombia. On the Vaupés River, two communities are found in Colombia (Igarapé, Abiu). There are also some speakers who have moved to larger towns and urban centers, e.g. Manaus, Iauareté, São Gabriel Cachoeira.