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Tucanoan languages

Tucanoan is a language family with 22 languages profiled on Glottosphere, spoken in South America. The largest by number of speakers are Tucano, Cubeo, and Guanano. 22 of them are listed as endangered.

LanguageCountriesSpeakersStatus
TucanoBrazil, Colombia13,996Vulnerable
CubeoBrazil, Colombia, Venezuela7,900Threatened
GuananoBrazil, Colombia2,000Threatened
Tanimuca-RetuarãColombia1,952Threatened
Barasana-EduriaBrazil, Colombia1,924Threatened
PiratapuyoBrazil, Colombia1,330Threatened
SecoyaColombia, Ecuador, Peru1,174Threatened
SionaColombia, Ecuador1,174Threatened
MacunaBrazil, Colombia1,041Threatened
YurutíBrazil, Colombia687Endangered
CarapanaBrazil, Colombia527Endangered
DesanoBrazil, Colombia450Endangered
TatuyoColombia331Endangered
WaimahaBrazil, Colombia130Endangered
OrejónPeru95Critically Endangered
ArapasoBrazilDormant
KoreguajeColombia
MacaguajeColombiaDormant
MiritiBrazilDormant
SirianoBrazil, Colombia
TuyucaBrazil, Colombia
YahunaColombiaDormant

Classification and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status: Endangered Languages Project. Only languages with a profile here are listed, so the family may have more members.