It belongs to the Eastern branch of the Tucanoan family and is spoken in the Amazonian region by the Barasana people.

[3] The different dialects within this language group utilize their individual varieties as barriers to distinguish themselves through their own identity.

Out of the Eastern Tucanoan languages, Barasana is the only one to maintain a three-way distinction between spatial and temporal distances.

Barasana is an aboriginal Amerindian language spoke in the Vaupés region of Colombia in the Amazon Basin.

[2] Most closely related to Barasana are Macuna, Kubeo, and Desano, also Eastern Tucanoan languages spoken in Colombia.

[2] The Barasana dialect is also known as Southern Barasano, Come Masa, Comematsa, Janera, Paneroa, Yebamasa; Eduria is also known as Edulia, Taibano, Taiwaeno, Taiwano.