Puinavean
Cacua, Colombia
Cacua Cala: Voice of the Forest
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Speakers
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Language Overview
Cacua, a Tucanoan language spoken in Colombia by around 1,000 people.
Market Insights
Content remains primarily oral, with some storytelling in local gatherings. Younger speakers access Spanish media.
Cultural Context
Formal language for elders and ceremonial contexts. Minimal dialectal variation.
Writing System and Typography
Latin script, left-to-right. No standardized orthography.
Phonetics and Phonology
Complex vowel harmony and nasal sounds present challenges.
Grammatical Structure
Typically Subject-Object-Verb (SOV); tense conveyed through context.
Media and Text Layout
Translations expand by 15% for culturally specific terms.
Localization Challenges
Subtitle constraints due to tonal complexity.
Technical Considerations
Encoding support is limited for tonal nuances.
Other information
Proverbs highlight unity and the natural environment.
Our Human Voices
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