Kokama people
Total population | |
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21,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brazil, Peru, Colombia |
The Kokama (also spelled Cocama, Portuguese: Cocamas) are an indigenous ethnic group of the Amazon that historically spoke the Cocama language. Today, the Kokama live in the countries of Peru, Brazil, and Colombia. In 2005, the known Kokama population was 786.[1]
Notable people
- Lilia Isolina Java Tapayuri (born 1985), environmentalist
References
- ^ "Kokama - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil". pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved 2019-09-10.