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Cofán
Cofan or Cofán may refer to: * Cofán people, an ethnic group of Ecuador and Colombia * Cofán language, their language See also * Kofan (other) * Cofana ''Cofana'' is a genus of leafhoppers belonging to the family Cicadellidae. ''Cofana'' species can be often found in grass habitats and in rice fields. Some species have been recorded on '' Dinochloa scandens'' (Poaceae Poaceae ( ), also ca ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cofán Language
Cofán or Kofán, known in the language itself as ''Aingae'', is the primary language of the Cofán people, an indigenous group whose ancestral territory lies at the interface between the Andean foothills and Amazonia in the northeast of Ecuador ( Sucumbíos province) and southern Colombia ( Putumayo & Nariño provinces), who call themselves the ''Ai''. Although still robustly learned by children in Ecuadorian communities, Cofán is considered an 'endangered' language with estimates of around 1,500 native speakers. Classification While past classifications have identified Cofán as belonging to linguistic families such as Chibchan or Andean B, it is now widely agreed to be a language isolate, with no known genetic relatives. History and current status Aingae is a language isolate of Amazonia spoken by the Cofán people in Sucumbios Province in northeastern Ecuador and the departments of Putumayo and Nariño in southern Colombia. The language has approximately 1500 spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cofán People
The Cofán people (endonym: ''Ai'') are an Indigenous people native to Sucumbíos Province northeast Ecuador and to southern Colombia, between the Guamués River (a tributary of the Putumayo River) and the Aguarico River (a tributary of the Napo River). Their total population is now only about 1,500 (2000 survey) to 2,100 (2010 survey) people, down from approximately 15,000 in the mid-16th century, when the Spanish crushed their ancient civilization, of which there are still some archeological remains. They speak the Cofán language, which they call ''Aingae''. The ancestral land, community health and social cohesion of Cofan communities in Ecuador has been severely damaged by several decades of oil drilling. However, reorganization, campaigning for land rights, and direct action against encroaching oil installations have provided a modicum of stability. Major settlements include Sinangué, Dovuno, Dureno and Zábalo, the latter of which has retained a much more extensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kofan (other)
Kofan may refer to: * Kofan, Mali, a rural commune in Mali * Kofan people, or Cofan, an ethnic group of Ecuador and Colombia * Kofan language, or Cofan, a language of Ecuador and Colombia {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cofana
''Cofana'' is a genus of leafhoppers belonging to the family Cicadellidae. ''Cofana'' species can be often found in grass habitats and in rice fields. Some species have been recorded on '' Dinochloa scandens'' (Poaceae Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivate ...). The genus ''Cofana'' is distinguished by their male genital morphology, with an aedeagus lacking paraphyses and basal processes. The hindwing lacks vein R2+3. Species in the genus are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Species Some species of this genus are: *'' Cofana albida'' Walker, 1851 *'' Cofana eburnea'' Walker, 1857 *'' Cofana fuscivenis'' Bergroth, 1894 *'' Cofana gelbata'' Young, 1986 *'' Cofana grisea'' Evans, 1955 *'' Cofana hoogstraali'' Young, 1979 *'' Cofana jedarfa'' Young, 1979 *'' Cof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
