Tikuna language
E1005911
The Tikuna language is an indigenous language of the western Amazon, spoken primarily by the Tikuna people in parts of Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tikuna language family | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amazonian language
ⓘ
American language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ |
| country |
Federative Republic of Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tikuna people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | ticu1245 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Magüta language
ⓘ
Ticuna language ⓘ Tikúna language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive tone
ⓘ
nasal vowels ⓘ tonal language ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerPopulationRegion |
Amazonas department, Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amazonas state, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Loreto region, Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | tca ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
linguistic typology studies of tone
ⓘ
studies on language contact in the Amazon basin ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tikuna-Yuri language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western Amazon ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Tikuna people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | vulnerable language ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication in Tikuna communities
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tikuna language family