Ocaina | |
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Xáfahxajoh' | |
Native to | Peru, Colombia |
Native speakers
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190 (1998–2000) |
Bora–Huitoto
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | ocai1244 |
Ocaina is an indigenous American language spoken in western South America.
Ocaina belongs to the Witotoan language family. It is its own group within the Huitoto-Ocaina sub-family.
Ocaina is spoken by 54 people in northeastern Peru and by 12 more in the Amazonas region of Colombia. Few children speak the language.
There are two dialects of Ocaina: Dukaiya and Ibo'tsa.
Syllables in Ocaina may be marked with one of two tones: high or low.
Syllables in Ocaina consist of a vowel; single consonants may appear on either side of the vowel: (C)V(C).
Ocaina is written using a Latin alphabet. A chart of symbols with the sounds they represent as is follows: