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OCA ISO 639-3

Ocaina

Dyo’xaiya-o-lvo’tsa Autonym

A language of Peru

ISO 639
oca
Alternate Names
Okaina
Autonym
Dyo’xaiya-o-lvo’tsa
Population
50 in Peru (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 100 (2007 census). Total users in all countries: 55.
Location:
Loreto region: Ampuyacu, Putumayo, and Yaguasyacu rivers.
Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Classification
Witotoan, Proto-Huitoto-Ocaina
Dialects
Dukaiya (Dyo’xaiya), Ibo’tsa.
Typology
26 consonants and 9 vowels, including 4 nasal vowels.
Language Use
Adults only. Shifting to Spanish [spa]. Also use Bora [boa]. Also use Murui Witoto [huu]. Used as L2 by Resígaro [rgr].
Language Development
Dictionary. Bible portions: 1964–1972.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ocaina
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Ocaina
User Population
5 in Colombia (Patiño 2000). Ethnic population: 410 (2018 census).
Location
Amazonas department: upper Igará-Paraná and tributaries.
Dialects
Dukaiya, Ibo’tsa.
Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct)
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Location: Loreto region: Ampuyacu, Putumayo, and Yaguasyacu rivers.