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Guanano language
Guanano (also Wanano) is a Tucanoan language spoken in the northwest part of Amazonas in Brazil and in Vaupes in Colombia.
Classification
Guanano belongs to the Northern branch of the Eastern Tucanoan languages, along with Arapaso, Piratapuyo, and Tucano.
Geographic distribution
There are around 550 speakers of Guanano in Brazil and 450 in Colombia.
Phonology
Consonants
Nasalization is carried on vowels. Voiced plosives and may surface as the nasal consonants , , , and in the environment of nasal vowels.
Vowels
Suprasegmental Elements
Syllables may be marked with either a high or low stress accent. Nasalization is suprasegmental moves from left to right through a word.
Grammar
Guanano is an SOV language.
Vocabulary
Personal Pronouns
External links
Entry for Guanano at Rosetta Project
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