Ticuna language
Ticuna, Tikuna, Tucuna or Tukuna is a language spoken by approximately 50,000 people in the Amazon Basin, including the countries of Brazil, Peru, and Colombia. It is the native language of the Ticuna people and is considered "stable" by ethnologue. Ticuna is generally classified as a language isolate, but may be related to the extinct Yuri language (see Tïcuna-Yuri) and there has been some research indicating similarities between Ticuna and Carabayo. It is a tonal language, and therefore the meaning of words with the same phonemes can vary greatly simply by changing the tone used to pronounce them.
| Tïcuna | |
|---|---|
| Duüxügu | |
| Native to | Brazil, Colombia, Peru |
| Region | West Amazonas. Also spoken in Colombia, Peru. |
| Ethnicity | Ticuna people |
Native speakers | 63,000 (2021) |
Tïcuna–Yuri
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tca |
| Glottolog | ticu1245 |
| ELP | Tikuna |
Distribution of speakers of the Ticuna language | |
| Coordinates: 3°15′S 68°35′W | |
Tïcuna is also known as Magta, Maguta, Tucuna/Tukuna, and Tukna.
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