DES ISO 639-3
Desano
A language of Brazil
- ISO 639
- des
- Alternate Names
- Boleka, Desana-Siriana, Dessano, Desâna, Kusibi, Oregu, Uina, Umúkomasá, Wina, Wirã
- Population
- 700 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 2,200 (Crevels 2012). Total users in all countries: 3,160.
- Location:
- Amazonas state: Terra Indígena Alto Rio Negro, sixty communities on Tiquié river and tributaries; border with Colombia.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Tucanoan, Eastern Tucanoan, Desano-Siriano
- Dialects
- None known. Lexical similarity: 90% with Siriano [sri].
- Typology
- 9 consonants and 6 vowels; whistle speech reported.
- Language Use
- Many also use Portuguese [por]. Also use Tucano [tuo], more often than Desano.
- Language Development
- Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1984–2011.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Desano
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Vaupes department: Vaupés river tributaries, Abiyu and Papurí rivers; Papurí tributaries Pacá, Macú Parana and others; Villa Fátima village and Acaricuara, Montfort, Piracuara, and Teresita missions.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened) View other languages of Colombia
Language Name
Desano
User Population
2,460 in Colombia (2001 census). Ethnic population: 3,640 (2018 census).
Map
Location: Amazonas state: Terra Indígena Alto Rio Negro, sixty communities on Tiquié river and tributaries; border with Colombia.
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