Siona | |
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Gantëya coca | |
Native to | Colombia, Ecuador |
Region | Putumayo River |
Ethnicity | Siona people, Teteté people |
Native speakers | 500 (2000–2008)[1] |
Tucanoan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:snn – Sionateb – Teteté |
Glottolog | sion1247 |
ELP | Baicoca-Siecoca (shared) |
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Siona (otherwise known as Bain Coca, Pioje, Pioche-Sioni, Ganteyabain, Ganteya, Ceona, Zeona, Koka, Kanú) is a Tucanoan language of Colombia and Ecuador. The language is essentially the same as Secoya, but speakers are ethnically distinct.
As of 2013, Siona is spoken by about 550 people.[2] Teteté dialect (Eteteguaje) is extinct.[3]