Carapana

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A language of Colombia

ISO 639-3
cbc
Alternate Names
Carapana-Tapuya, Karapano, Karapaná, Karapanã, Mehtã, Mextã, Mi tea, Mochda, Moxdoa, Muxtea, Mõxtã, Möxdöá
Autonym
Carapana
User 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.

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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].

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