Kukama-Kukamiria

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A language of Peru

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Cocama, Cocama-Cocamilla, Huallaga, Kokama, Kokama-Kokamilya, Kukama, Pampadeque, Pandequebo, Ucayali, Xibitaoan
User Population

250 in Peru (Crevels 2007). Few monolinguals. Ethnic population: 11,300 (2007 census).

Location

Loreto region: Huallaga, lower Marañon, and northeast lower Ucayali rivers’ area.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Tupí, Cocama
Dialects

Cocamilla, Cocama. Reportedly most similar to Omagua [omg].

Typology

SOV; 11 consonants and 5 vowels.

Language Use

Older adults only. Shifted to Charapa Spanish [spq]. Used as L2 by Omagua [omg].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 3%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1961–1967.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kukama-Kukamiria
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.

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