Tacana
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A language of Bolivia
Alternate Names
Takana, Tupamasa
User 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.
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Language Status
7 (Shifting).
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.