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Tucanoan languages
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Tucanoan (also Tukanoan, Tukánoan) is a language family of Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.

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Language contact

Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with the Arutani, Paez, Sape, Taruma, Witoto-Okaina, Saliba-Hodi, Tikuna-Yuri, Pano, Barbakoa, Bora-Muinane, and Choko language families due to contact.[1]

Classification

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Chacon (2014)

There are two dozen Tucanoan languages.[2] There is a clear binary split between Eastern Tucanoan and Western Tucanoan.[3]

  • Tucanoan
    • Western Tucanoan
      • ?Cueretú (Kueretú)
      • Napo
        • Orejón (a.k.a. M'áíhɨ̃ki, Maijiki, Coto, Koto, Payoguaje, Payaguá, Payowahe, Payawá)
        • Correguaje–Secoya
          • Correguaje (Koreguaje, Korewahe, a.k.a. Caquetá)
          • Siona–Secoya (Upper Napo, BaicocaSiecoca)
            • ?Macaguaje (a.k.a. Kakawahe, Piohé)
            • Siona (Bai Coca, Sioni, Pioje, Pioche-Sioni, Tetete)
            • Secoya (Sieko Coca, Airo Pai, Piohé)
            • ?Tama
    • Eastern Tucanoan
      • South
      • West
        • Barasana–Macuna
          • Macuna (a.k.a. Buhagana, Wahana, Makuna-Erulia, Makuna)
          • Barasana (Southern Barasano, a.k.a. Paneroa, Eduria, Edulia, Comematsa, Janera, Taibano, Taiwaeno, Taiwano)
        • Cubeo–Desano
      • East
        • Central
        • North
          • Kotiria–Piratapuyo
            • Guanano (Wanana, Wanano, a.k.a. Kotedia, Kotiria, Wanana-Pirá)
            • Piratapuyo (a.k.a. Waikina, Uiquina)
          • Pisamira–Yuruti

Plus unclassified Miriti.

Most languages are, or were, spoken in Colombia.

Jolkesky (2016)

Internal classification by Jolkesky (2016):[1]

( = extinct)

Loukotka (1968)

Below is a full list of Tucanoan language varieties listed by Loukotka (1968), including names of unattested varieties.[4]

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Vocabulary

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Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.[4]

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Proto-language

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Proto-Tukanoan reconstructions by Chacon (2013):[5]

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