Tucano

TUO

threatened

Alternate Names: Daxsea, Takuna, Tukána, Tukano

Dialects: Papihua, Papiwa, Pisamira, Pisatapuyo, Pisa-tapuyo, Wasona (Uasona), Yohoraa (Curaua).

Genealogy:

Tucanoan
Eastern Tucanoan
Tucano

Demographics: 4,600 in Brazil (Moore 2006). Population total all countries: 6,600.

Language Use: Also use Cubeo [cub]. Used as L2 by Curripaco [kpc], Desano [des], Hupdë [jup], Nhengatu [yrl], Piratapuyo [pir], Pokangá [pok], Siriano [sri], Tuyuca [tue], Yuhup [yab].

Language Development: Grammar. NT: 1988–2012.

Typology: SOV.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Brazil