Tama language (Colombia)

Extinct indigenous Tucanoan language of Colombia
Tama
Native toColombia
RegionOrteguaza River
EthnicityTama
Extinct(date missing)
Tucanoan
Language codes
ISO 639-3ten
Glottologtama1340

Tama is an extinct indigenous Tucanoan language of Colombia.[1][2] It was spoken in the regions of Vicente, Orteguaza River and Caquetá Region.

Vocabulary

Tama vocabulary[3]
gloss Tama
knife ouati
two eachapa
water oko
fire toa
axe soupo
moon païcouchi
mountain yaïro
basket touroupoui
sun insi
jaguar echaï
one téhé

References

  1. ^ Ethnologue report for language code:ten
  2. ^ Mora Cortes, Luis Emilio (1992). "La Dominancia Nasal en la Variedad Tama". Forma y Función. 6: 91–102.
  3. ^ Crevaux, Jules; Adam, Lucien; Sagot, P. (1882). Grammaires et vocabulaires roucouyenne, arrouague, piapoco et d'autres langues de la région des Guyanes. Bibliothéque linguistique américaine ;t. 8. Paris: Maisonneuve.


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