Alternate Names: Cuveo, Hehenawa, Hipnwa, Kobeua, Kobewa, Kubwa, Pamiwa
Status Notes: Cubeo is lingua franca for northwest Vaupés area and Tucano , is the lingua franca for the southeast section.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 6,100 in Colombia (Civallero 2008), increasing. Population total all countries: 6,260. 610 monolinguals.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. About 5% are 7 years old or younger. Positive attitudes. Also use Portuguese [por], Spanish [spa]. Most also use other Tucanoan languages. Used as L2 by Cacua [cbv].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 35%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Written form used for religion and commerce. Both oral and written in primary school. Newspapers. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1970–2009.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Colombia
Other Comments: Exogamous marriage pattern with speakers of other languages. Decrease in infant mortality has caused an increase in population. Traditional religion, Christian.