Alternate Names: Carapana-Tapuya, Karapaná, Karapanã, Karapano, Mextã, Mi tea, Mochda, Moxdoa, Muxtea
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Tatuyo , (Crevels 2007) and to Barasan-Eduria , (2004 DNP).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 600 in Colombia (1990 SIL). Population total all countries: 642.
Language Use: Due to intermarriage with neighboring groups, almost all Tatuyo [tav] and Waimaha [bao] also use Carapana. Also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Waimaha [bao].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1992–2012.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Colombia