TNA ISO 639-3
Tacana
A language of Bolivia
- ISO 639
- tna
- Alternate Names
- Takana, Tupamasa
- Population
- 1,150 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 7,350 (Crevels 2012).
- Location:
- La Paz department: Iturralde province, Tumupasa and Ixiamas cantons; Capaina, Napashe, San Buenaventura, Tahua; along Orton, Beni, and Madre de Dios rivers.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting).
- Classification
- Tacanan, Tacana
- Typology
- 18 consonants and 4 vowels.
- Language Use
- Adults only. Hardly spoken by children under 10 over a decade ago (Crevels 2007). Shifting to Spanish [spa] (Crevels 2007).
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Texts. NT: 1981–2009.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Tacana
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
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Location: La Paz department: Iturralde province, Tumupasa and Ixiamas cantons; Capaina, Napashe, San Buenaventura, Tahua; along Orton, Beni, and Madre de Dios rivers.
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