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Tunayana A language of Suriname
Population	A few dozen
Region	On the Sipaliwini River in Kwamalasamutu, Southwestern Suriname.
Language Names	Tunayana (also Katuena)
Classification	Cariban
Language use	Most or all speak Trio as a second language.
Comments	Severely endangered, not being transmitted to next generation.

Sources:

Carlin, E. and K. Boven, 2002. 'The native population', in Carlin, E. and J. Arends (eds). Atlas of the Languages of Suriname. Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers.

Carlin, E. 2002, 'Patterns of language, patters of thought: The Cariban languages' in Carlin, E. and J. Arends (eds). Atlas of the Languages of Suriname. Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers.

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