Tanimuca-Retuarã

TNC

threatened

Alternate Names: Letuama, Letuhama, Ohañara, Opaima, Retuama, Retuarã, Tanimboka, Tanimuca-Letuama, Uairã, Ufaina

Dialects: Retuarã, Tanimuca. Tanimuca and Retuarã are 2 ethnic groups living near each other who speak the same language.

Genealogy:

Tucanoan
Western Tucanoan

Demographics: 300 (1976 SIL). 180 Tanimuca. Retuarã more monolingual than Tanimuca. Ethnic population: 1,800 (Crevels 2007).

Language Use: No longer spoken in the communities near the non-indigenous villages (Crevels 2007). All domains. Also use Macuna [myy], Yucuna [ycn]. Used as L2 by Yucuna [ycn].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Grammar. Bible portions: 1993.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Colombia

Other Comments: All work for one rubber hunter.