Amazonia and lowland South America
Tikuna
Lands
Along the upper Solimões (Amazon) river in Amazonas, Brazil, and in neighboring Peru and Colombia
Facts 3
Achievement
The General Organization of Bilingual Tikuna Teachers (OGPTB), created in December 1986, develops bilingual Tikuna and Portuguese education and teacher training.
As of 1986 Source: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Ticuna - Povos Indígenas no Brasil (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Tikuna is a tonal language, considered genetically isolated, with a complex sound system and grammar.
Source: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Ticuna - Povos Indígenas no Brasil (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Today
Tikuna communities are spread across three countries: Brazil, Peru and Colombia.
Source: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Ticuna - Povos Indígenas no Brasil (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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