Tacanan languages

"Tacanan" redirects here. For the Peruvian region, see Tacna Region.

Takanan
Geographic distribution:	Bolivia
Linguistic classification:	Pano–Tacanan? Takanan
Glottolog:	taca1255
Takanan languages (light green) and Panoan languages (dark green). Spots indicate documented locations.

Tacanan is a family of languages spoken in Bolivia, with Ese’ejja also spoken in Peru. It may be related to the Panoan languages.

Family division

• Ese’ejja (AKA Ese’eha, Tiatinagua, Chama, Huarayo, Guacanawa, Chuncho, Eseʼexa, Tatinawa, Ese exa)
• Araona–Tacana
  • Araona (AKA Carina, Cavina)
  • Cavineña–Tacana
    • Cavineña (AKA Kavinenya)
    • Tacana proper
      • Tacana (AKA Tupamasa, Takana)
      • Reyesano (AKA San Borjano, Maropa)
      • Toromona (†)

Toromona is apparently extinct. Another possibly extinct Tacanan language is Mabenaro; Arasa has been classified as Tacanan, but appears to have more in common with Panoan.

External links

• Proel: Familia Tacanana
• Tacana language dictionary online from IDS (select simple or advanced browsing)

Bibliography

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• Kaufman, Terrence. (1994). The native languages of South America. In C. Mosley & R. E. Asher (Eds.), Atlas of the world's languages (pp. 46–76). London: Routledge.