Also Known As:
Bain Coca, Sieko Coca, Siona, Sioni, Pioje, Pioche-Sioni, Ganteyabain, Ganteya, Ceona, Zeona, Koka, Kanú, Kokakañú, Pai Coca, Secoya, Sekoya, Airo Pãi
Dialects & Varieties
- Baicoca (Ecuadorian Siona)
- Colombian Siona
- Airo Pãi (Peruvian Secoya) Paicoca
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2016. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Nineteenth edition (2016). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
Speakers
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Comments on speakers
Used as L2 by Cofán in Ecuador.
Location and Context
Countries
Colombia, Ecuador
Location Description
Siona [snn]: In Colombia: Putumayo department: El Tablero and Resguardo Buenavista, between Poñuna Blanca and Poñuna Negra on Putumayo River and tributaries. In Ecuador: Sucumbíos province: Biaña, Puerto Bolívar and Orawaya communities; Putamayo River south bank.
Secoya [sey]: In Ecuador: Sucumbíos province: Cuyabeno canton; Aguarico, Cuyabeno, and Eno rivers, near Colombian border. In Peru: Loreto region: Boca de Angusilla and Santa Marta, a small river off Napo River near Ecuador border.
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Spanish
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Recent Resources
In August, 2014, a workshop with the Siona indigenous people was held in Mocoa, Putumayo (Colombia),