Alternate Names: Banera yae, Barasana, Barasano, Come masa, Comematsa, Edulia, Eduria, Hanera oka, Janera, Paneroa, Southern Barasano, Taibano, Taiwaeno, Taiwano
Dialects: Barasana (Comematsa, Janera, Paneroa, Southern Barasano, Yebamasa), Eduria (Edulia, Taiwano). Reportedly similar to Macuna , and Carapana , ( 2011 P. Jones). Lexical similarity: 98% between Eduria and Barasano; just some phonological differences.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,890 (1993 census).
Language Use: 20% also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Waimaha [bao].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2001–2010.
Typology: OVS.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Colombia
Other Comments: Barasana and Eduria considered separate languages by the people, and distinct ethnic groups that can intermarry.