Tucanoan languages

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Tucanoan (also Tukanoan, Tukánoan) is a language family of Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.

Family division

Tucanoan consists of 15 languages:

I. Western Tucanoan

1. Correguaje (a.k.a. Coreguaje, Caquetá, Korewahe, Koreguaje)

2. Macaguaje (a.k.a. Kakawahe, Piohé, Secoya, Siona-Secoya) (†)

3. Teteté (a.k.a. Tetete, Eteteguaje)

4. Orejón (a.k.a. Coto, Payoguaje, Payaguá, Koto, Payowahe, Payawá)

5. Yauna (a.k.a. Jaúna, Yahuna, Yaúna)

II. Central Tucanoan

6. Cubeo (a.k.a. Cuveo, Kobeua, Kubewa)

III. Eastern Tucanoan

7. Macuna (a.k.a. Buhagana, Wahana, Makuna-Erulia, Makuna)

8. Yupuá-Durina (†)

9. Cueretú (a.k.a. Kueretú) (†)

10. Desano-Siriano (a.k.a. Desano)

11. Bará-Tuyuka (a.k.a. Pocanga, Pakang, Tejuca, Teyuka, Tuyuca, Bara)

12. Carapano (a.k.a. Carapana, Karapana)

13. Tucano (a.k.a. Tukana, Dasea)

14. Guanano (a.k.a. Wanana, Kotedia, Wanana-Pirá)

15. Piratapuyo (a.k.a. Waikina, Uiquina)

Macaguaje, Yupuá-Durina, and Cueretú are now extinct.

Most languages are/were spoken in Colombia.

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