Siriano
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Siriano are a Tucanoan
people indigenous to Colombia and Brazil. Their total population is estimated at 347 with most living in Colombia. Their culturally exogamous
system means that glossologically, speakers are identified by the first language of their father.
Tucanoan languages
Tucanoan is a language family of Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.-Family division:There are two dozen Tucanoan languages:*Western Tucanoan**Correguaje **Tama **Macaguaje ...
people indigenous to Colombia and Brazil. Their total population is estimated at 347 with most living in Colombia. Their culturally exogamous
Exogamy
Exogamy is a social arrangement where marriage is allowed only outside of a social group. The social groups define the scope and extent of exogamy, and the rules and enforcement mechanisms that ensure its continuity. In social studies, exogamy is viewed as a combination of two related aspects:...
system means that glossologically, speakers are identified by the first language of their father.
Print References
- Ibáñez Fonseca, Rodrigo (1972) Los Siriano. Bogotá: University of the Andes.
- Nagler, Christine, and Beverly Brandrup (1979) "Fonología del Siriano"; Sistemas fonológicos de idiomas colombianos IV: 101-126. ILV. Lomalinda: Editorial Townsend.
- Ojeda, Elvira; Sussy Orozco, and Ruth Monterroso (1984) "Los Sirianos"; Ellis de Walter, Leah B. and Linda Criswell (eds.) Estudiemos las culturas indígenas de Colombia: 170-171. ILV. Lomalinda: Editorial Townsend.