Cocama language
| Cocama | |
|---|---|
| Kokáma | |
| Native to | Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela |
| Ethnicity | 16,000 Cambeba et al. (2007), Kokama |
Native speakers | 250 in Peru (2007) few in other countries |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cod |
| Glottolog | coca1259 |
| ELP | Cocama-Cocamilla |
Cocama (Kokáma) is a language spoken by thousands of people in western South America. It is spoken along the banks of the Northeastern lower Ucayali, lower Marañón, and Huallaga rivers and in neighboring areas of Brazil and an isolated area in Colombia. There are three dialects. The robust dialect is known as Cocama, Kokama, Kukama-Kukamiria, Ucayali, Xibitaoan, Huallaga, Pampadeque, and Pandequebo. By 1999, Cocamilla (Kokamíya) was moribund, being only spoken by people over 40.