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:
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.