A'ingae
[aka Kofane, Cofán, Kofán]Classification: Isolate
·vulnerable
Classification: Isolate
·vulnerable
Kofane, Cofán, Kofán, A'i, A'ingaé, Colin, Kofan, A'ingae |
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Isolate, South American |
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Developed by Marlytte 'Bub' Borman & Roberta 'Bobbie' Borman in the 1950s |
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Information from: “A'ingae (Ecuador and Colombia) - Language Snapshot” . Maksymilian Dabkowski (2021) , Peter K. Austin · ELPublishing
In Ecuador, the language is learned by children and robustly spoken in all domains. It is severly endangered in Colombia. A'ingae is influenced by Kichwa, Spanish, and Siona-Secoya.
Spanish
A'ingae media include mythological accounts, descriptions of traditional activities, and programs on one local radio station. An estimated 2/3 of A'ingae speakers are literate in that language as well as Spanish.
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)” . Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig · SIL International
1,500 in Colombia; 1,080 in Ecuador
In Colombia: Some children don’t speak Cofán.
In Colombia: Nariño department; Putumayo department: Orito, San Miguel, and Valle del Gamuéz. Colombia-Ecuador border area.
In Ecuador: Napo province: near Santa Rosa de Sucumbíos, and down Aguarico River 130 km; Sucumbíos province; 5 centers in Colombia and Ecuador border areas.
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
1,500
There are 800 speakers in Ecuador (2000 Juncosa). 800 speakers are monolingual.
The number of speakers is increasing.
Colombia and Ecuador border areas, Napo Province near Santa Rosa de Sucumbios, and down the Aguarico River 130 km; Sucumbios Province. 5 main centers.
Information from: “South America” (103-196) . Mily Crevels (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge
~2250
There are 800 speakers in Ecuador; there are 1,450 Cofan in the ethnic group in Colombia but the speaker number is unknown.
In Ecuador, all 800 members of the ethnic group speak the language but language loss is rapid because of mixed marriages and complete loss of cultural identity.
Colombia: southeast Colombia, Department of Putumayo, on the border with Ecuador, along the rivers Guamues, Aguarico, and Churuyaco. Ecuador: Province of Sucumbios, along the Aguarico River in the settlements of Sinangue, Dorino, and Dureno and along the Bermejo River in the Ecuadorian Amazon