Alternate Names: Báda, Cakua, Kakua, Kákwa, Macu de Cubeo, Macu de Desano, Macu de Guanano, Macú-Paraná, Wacara
Dialects: Macú-Paraná Cacua, Vaupés Cacua. Lexical similarity: 90% similarity with Nukak , (Crevels 2007).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 400 (2010 A. Gonzalez). Many monolinguals, especially children.
Language Use: Vigorous. Also use Cubeo [cub], Desano [des], Guanano [gvc], Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5% in Spanish. NT: 2004–2008.
Typology: SOV, OSV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Colombia