Cofán language
Endangered indigenous language of Ecuador and Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aʼingae, commonly known as Cofán or Kofán, is the primary language of the Aʼi (Cofán) people, an indigenous group whose ancestral territory lies at the interface between the Andean foothills and Amazonia in the northeast of Ecuador (Sucumbíos province) and southern Colombia (Putumayo & Nariño provinces).
Cofán | |
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Aʼingae | |
Native to | Ecuador, Colombia |
Ethnicity | Cofán people |
Native speakers | 1,000 (2012)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | con |
Glottolog | cofa1242 |
ELP | Cofán |
While past classifications have identified Cofán as belonging to linguistic families such as Chibchan[2] or Andean B,[3] it is now widely agreed to be a language isolate, with no known genetic relatives.[4][5][6][7] Although still robustly learned by children in Ecuadorian communities, it is considered an 'endangered' language with estimates of around 1500 native speakers.