Wanano language

Guanano (Wanano), or Piratapuyo, is a Tucanoan language spoken in the northwest part of Amazonas in Brazil and in Vaupés in Colombia. It is spoken by two peoples, the Wanano and the Piratapuyo. They do not intermarry, but their speech is 75% lexically similar.

Guanano
Wanano
Piratapuyo
Native toBrazil, Colombia
EthnicityWanano, Piratapuyo
Native speakers
(2,600 cited 1998–2007)
Tucanoan
  • Eastern
    • North
      • Guanano
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
gvc  Wanano (Kótirya)
pir  Piratapuyo
Glottologwana1272
ELPWanano
 Piratapuyo
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