The Siona language
Language:
sioni, piojés, pioche-sioni, zeona, kokakañu, quenquejoyo, paikoka
People:
siona, katucho-pai, ganteyabain, ganteya, ceona, zeona, kokakanú
ISO 639-3
snn
Alternate Names
Ceona, Ganteya, Ganteyabain, Kanú, Koka, Pioche-Sioni, Pioje, Sioni, Zeona
Population
200 in Colombia (Civallero 2008). Ethnic population: 730 (2001 Guía Etnográfica de Colombia). Total users in all countries: 500.
Location
Putumayo department: El Tablero and Resguardo Buenavista, between Poñuna Blanca and Poñuna Negra on Putumayo river and tributaries.
Language Maps
Colombia
Ecuador
Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Classification
Tucanoan, Western Tucanoan, Macaguaje
Dialects
None known. Ethnically different from the Secoya [sey], but they use the same language, Paicoca (2011 W. Largo). Lexical similarity: 95% with Secoya [sey] (2007 W. Largo).
Typology
SOV.
Language Use
Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1982–2009.
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Those in Ecuador consider themselves Colombians. Distinct from Secoya (Siona-Secoya) [sey].
OLAC resources in and about the Siona language
http://www.language-archives.org/language/snn
http://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/sion1248
The Intercontinental Dictionary Series (IDS) is a database where lexical material across the languages of the world is organized in such a way that comparisons can be made. Historical and comparative studies and theoretical linguistic research can be based on this documentation. The IDS was conceived of by Mary Ritchie Key (University of California, Irvine) in the 1980s as a long-term cooperative project that will go on for the next generation or so and will involve linguists all over the world. It is aimed towards international understanding and cooperation. This is a pioneering effort that will have global impact. The purpose also contributes to preserving information on the little-known and "non-prestigious" languages of the world, many of which are becoming extinct.
Aspectos fonologicos de la lenguas Tucano-orientales
Clause-typing and evidentiality in Ecuadorian Siona
El secoya del Putumayo aportes fonológicos para el estudio de las lenguas Tucano Occidental
Folclor Indigena de Colombia
Gantëya bain (El pueblo siona del río Putumayo, Colombia) 1
Gantëya bain (El pueblo siona del río Putumayo, Colombia) 2
Grammar of the Siona language, Colombia, South America
Siona
Studies in Ecuadorian Indian Languages
Understanding Ecuadorian Siona Verb Classes
Clause-typing and evidentiality in Ecuadorian Siona
El secoya del Putumayo aportes fonológicos para el estudio de las lenguas Tucano Occidental
Folclor Indigena de Colombia
Gantëya bain (El pueblo siona del río Putumayo, Colombia) 1
Gantëya bain (El pueblo siona del río Putumayo, Colombia) 2
Grammar of the Siona language, Colombia, South America
Siona
Studies in Ecuadorian Indian Languages
Understanding Ecuadorian Siona Verb Classes
