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Siona Indian Language (Pioche-Sioni)

Siona is a Tucanoan language of South America.
Siona is spoken by 300 people in Colombia and Ecuador. It is a tone language with SOV word order.

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Siona Language Resources

Siona Orthography

Siona Phonology

Siona Text:
Scanned-in Siona language materials from the Rosetta Project.

La Lengua Piohé:
Information on Siona including linguistic maps of South America. Page in Spanish.

Language Museum: Siona

Genesis in Siona:
Translations of Bible passages into Siona.

Siona Prayers:
The Lord's Prayer in Siona.

House of Languages: Siona-Secoya:
Information about Siona language usage.

Ethnologue: Siona:
Demographic information on the Siona language.

Macaguaje/Siona Language Tree:
Theories about Siona's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Wikipedia: Siona:
Encyclopedia article about the Siona language including a phonological inventory.

Siona Language Structures:
Siona linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Siona Culture and History Links

Siona-Secoya Culture:
History and traditions of the Siona and Secoya tribes.

Links, References, and Additional Information

  Endangered Languages Project: Baicoca-Siecoca:
Bibliography of Siona language resources.
  Wikipedia: Siona:
  Encyclopedia articles on the Siona people.
  Los Siona

Los indios Siona:
Information about the Sionas in Spanish.

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