Tuyuca

TUE

threatened

Alternate Names: Dochkafuara, Tejuca, Tuyuka

Genealogy:

Tucanoan
Eastern Tucanoan
Bará-Tuyuka

Demographics: 350 in Colombia (1995 SIL). Population total all countries: 940. Ethnic population: 570 (Crevels 2007).

Language Use: 100% also use Spanish [spa]. Spanish used in schools. 100% also use Tucano [tuo]. 100% also use Waimaha [bao]. Used as L2 by Waimaha [bao].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2004–2011.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Colombia