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A language of
Colombia
Location
Vaupés department: on Inambú, Papurí, and upper Tiquié along Comeyaca headwaters.
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Brazil
Language Name
Tuyuca
User Population
800 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 830 (Crevels 2012).
Location
Amazonas state: Vaupés region, Terra Indígena Alto Rio Negro and Terra Indígena Apaporis.
Alternate Names
Borá-Tuyuka, Dochkafuara, Doka-Poara, Dokapuara, Doxká-Poárá, Tuiuca, Tuyuka, Utapinõmakãphõná
Dialects
Tsola.
Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Language Use
Shifted to Portuguese [por]. Also use Tucano [tuo]. Also use Waimaha [bao].
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