Ocaina is a member of the Huitoto-Ocaina branch of the Bora-Huitoto language family. It is spoken by about 60 people, mainly in Maynas Province in the Department of Loreto in northeastern Peru, and also in the Department of Amazonas in the Amazonía Region in southern Colombia. In Peru it is spoken along the Yaguasyacu, Ampiyacu, jamayacù, Putumayo and Algodón rivers, and in Colombia it is spoken along the Apoporis, Caquetá and Putumayo rivers. It is spoken mainly by adults.
There are two dialects of Ocaina: Dukaiya and Ibo'tsa. Ocaina people call themselves Dyo'xaiya or Ivo'tsa. It is written with the Latin script.
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Nahááxohmu tya uuhyodyúna juhxon Xámoon tyá bucoohsán̈a bum̈onñ̈amóójún añ̈oonhún. Unatyonójuhxon úúnnañi nuunám̈á tyájumah úúnañi fodyoomém̈a. Tyájumah úúnnañi chíí janhdyaanjañijínm̈a. Unámu naajinh Xámoonjonma úúnah. Unatyoh Xámoon jágoo-dyajinráma chii tyá naajín̈a. Unatyoh jahúúnna: - Furaann̈ahtyonó aan - jahúúnna. Tyaanjanh jahúúnna jadyáhu furaann̈ahtyono úúnna.
Source: https://archive.org/details/rosettaproject_oca_gen-1/mode/2up
Information about Ocaina | Numbers
Information about Ocaina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocaina_language
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idioma_ocaina
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocainas
http://www.native-languages.org/ocaina.htm
http://www.language-archives.org/language/oca
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/oca
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Ocaina.htm
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page created: 07.08.24. Last modified: 08.08.24
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