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Cofan language
The Cofan language is a language of the Chibchan family spoken by the Cofan people, an indigenous group native to Napo Province northeast Ecuador and southern Colombia, between the Guamues River (a tributary of the Putumayo River) and the Aguarico River (a tributary of the Napo River).
Approximately 60% of Cofan speakers in Ecuador are literate in their own language. There is extensive bilingualism with Spanish on both sides of the border. Intermarriage with Siona people and Secoya people also promotes bilingualism.
The language is written in the Roman script and has ten vowels (five with and without nasalization) and twenty-eight consonants.
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