Tucanoan
Carapana, Colombia
Carapana Cana: Spirit of the Forest
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Speakers
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Language Overview
Carapana, spoken by the Carapana people in Colombia and Brazil, a language of the Tucanoan family with around 2,000 speakers.
Market Insights
Content is mainly oral, shared through storytelling and ceremonies. Younger speakers engage with Spanish or Portuguese content.
Cultural Context
High respect for elders and social hierarchy, with ceremonial language in traditional contexts.
Writing System and Typography
Latin script, left-to-right. Minimal orthographic development.
Phonetics and Phonology
Complex vowel harmony and nasal tones; challenging for outsiders.
Grammatical Structure
Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) structure, tense conveyed through context.
Media and Text Layout
Translations often expand by 15-20% due to ceremonial terms.
Localization Challenges
Subtitle simplification needed due to tone and length constraints.
Technical Considerations
Limited support for tonal and nasal elements in digital encoding.
Other information
Cultural expressions emphasize connection to land and ancestry.
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