Tacana is a Western Tacanan language spoken by about 1,800 people in La Paz Department in the northwest of Bolivia. In particular, it is spoken between the Beni and Madre de Dios rivers in Capaina, Napaxe, San Buenaventure, Tahua, Ixiamas and Tumupasa in the Iturralde Province in the north of La Paz Department.
Tacana is officially recognised as an indigeous language in Bolivia. It is written with the Latin alphabet, and is used to some extent in education and the media.
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Beju pamapa cristianu cuana d’ei ai papu yapuji, mesa cuara peje jenetia ecuinanani jenetia beju saida bataji tupu pai cama.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Information about Tacana
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacana_language
https://pueblosindigenas.es/lenguas/tacana/
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Такана_(язык)
https://www.native-languages.org/tacana.htm
https://www.academia.edu/42477436/Takanan_languages
http://www.language-archives.org/language/tna
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/tna
Araona, Cavineña, Ese Ejja, Reyesano, Tacana
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page created: 09.03.26. Last modified: 09.03.26
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