Wanano

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A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3
gvc
Alternate Names
Anana, Guanano, Kootiria, Kótedia, Kótirya, Uanana, Uanano, Wanana-Pirá, Wanâna
Autonym
Kotiria
User Population

1,000 in Brazil (2020 L. Drake). Ethnic population: 1,200 (2020 L. Drake). Total users in all countries: 1,300.

Location

Amazonas state: Terra Indígena Alto Rio Negro; on Colombia border.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Tucanoan, Eastern Tucanoan
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Piratapuyo [pir], but the two groups do not intermarry.

Typology

SOV; 14 consonants and 6 vowels.

Language Use

Language stronger in Colombia than in Brazil. Language loss among children in São Gabriel da Cachoeira. Due to obligatory mixed marriages, wives speak other neighboring languages (such as Desano [des]). They and their children become bilingual over time, adding Wanano (2020 L. Drake). Some young people, all adults. Many also use Portuguese [por], especially men. Some also use Spanish [spa], spoken by those living closest to Colombia border.

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1982–2008.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Wanano
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

The Wanano move back and forth across the border with Colombia.

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