Tacana
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The Tacana language is a Western Tacanan
language spoken by approximately 1,800 Tacana people in Bolivia
out of an ethnic population of approximately 5,000 in the jungles along the Beni
and Madre de Dios
rivers.
Tacanan languages
Tacanan is a family of languages spoken in Bolivia, with Ese’ejja also spoken in Peru.-Family division:*Ese’ejja *Araona–Tacana**Araona **Cavineña–Tacana***Cavineña ***Tacana proper****Tacana ****Reyesano...
language spoken by approximately 1,800 Tacana people in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
out of an ethnic population of approximately 5,000 in the jungles along the Beni
Beni River
The Beni River is a river in the north of Bolivia.It rises north of La Paz and flows northeast through the pampas. One of the tributary rivers is Tuichi River in the Madidi National Park. Tuichi River joins the Beni River upstream from the town Rurrenabaque. South of Rurrenabaque, Río Beni runs...
and Madre de Dios
Madre de Dios River
The Madre de Dios River, homonymous to the Peruvian region it runs through, then becomes the Beni River in Bolivia and then turns northward into Brazil, where it is called the Madeira River...
rivers.
External links
- Ethnologue entry on Tacana
- Tacana dictionary online from IDS (select simple or advanced browsing)