CBC ISO 639-3
Carapana
Carapana Autonym
A language of Colombia
- ISO 639
- cbc
- Alternate Names
- Carapana-Tapuya, Karapano, Karapaná, Karapanã, Mehtã, Mextã, Mi tea, Mochda, Moxdoa, Muxtea, Mõxtã, Möxdöá
- Autonym
- Carapana
- Population
- 460 in Colombia (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 1,040 (2018 census). Total users in all countries: 523.
- Location:
- Vaupés department: Cano Tí (tributary of middle Vaupés river) and upper Pirá-Paraná and Papurí rivers.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Tucanoan, Eastern Tucanoan, Carapano
- Dialects
- None known. Reportedly similar to Tatuyo [tav] (Crevels 2007) and to Barasan-Eduria [bsn] (2004 DNP).
- Typology
- 11 consonants and 12 vowels (6 oral, 6 nasal).
- Language Use
- Due to intermarriage with neighboring groups, almost all Tatuyo [tav] and Waimaha [bao] also use Carapana. Also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Waimaha [bao].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1992–2012.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Carapana
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Amazonas state: Pari-Cachoeira and São Gabriel.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened) View other languages of Brazil
Language Name
Karapanã
User Population
63 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 63 (Crevels 2012).
Map
Location: Vaupés department: Cano Tí (tributary of middle Vaupés river) and upper Pirá-Paraná and Papurí rivers.
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