Tacana
[aka Takana, Tupamasa,]Classification: Pano-Tacanan
·threatened
- PLACES
- Amazonia (Bolivia)
Language metadata
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Takana, Tupamasa |
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Pano-Tacanan, Takana |
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ISO 639-3 |
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tna |
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Language information by source
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Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter
Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
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Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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1,820
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5058
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Speaker number and ethnic population data: (Adelaar 2000).
1,820 (Adelaar 2004). Ethnic population: 5,060 (Adelaar 2004) (2013 unchanged).
- PLACES
- Bolivia;
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Beni and Madre de Dios rivers, jungle, some in foothills
- ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
La Paz Department, Iturralde province, Tumupasa and Ixiamas cantons; some groups scattered along the banks of the Orton, Beni, and Madre de Dios rivers, San Buenaventura, Tahua, Napashe, Capaina.
Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press
Information from: “South America” (103-196) . Mily Crevels (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge
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Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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~1,820
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5,060
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In 1965, there were still 3,000 to 4,000 speakers of Tacana reported. This implies a massive shift to Spanish, which is spoken by 100 per cent of the Tacana population.
- PLACES
- Bolivia, Department of La Paz
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Province of Iturralde (cantons of Tumupasa and Ixiamas, north of La Paz); some groups scattered along the banks of the Orton, Beni and Madre de Dios rivers.