Omagua language
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Omagua or Omáwa is a dialect of Cocoma spoken by two Omagua
people, both of whom are over eighty, who live near Iquitos
, Peru
. It was also at one time spoken in most of western Brazil
.
It is now widely understood to be a Creole language which was lexified by a Tupi-Guarani language.
Omaguas
The Cambeba people are an indigenous people in Brazil's Amazon valley. They speak the Omagua language...
people, both of whom are over eighty, who live near Iquitos
Iquitos
Iquitos is the largest city in the Peruvian rainforest, with a population of 370,962. It is the capital of Loreto Region and Maynas Province.Located on the Amazon River, it is only above sea level, although it is more than from the mouth of the Amazon at Belém on the Atlantic Ocean...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It was also at one time spoken in most of western Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
It is now widely understood to be a Creole language which was lexified by a Tupi-Guarani language.