Cofán

noun

Co·​fán

kōˈfän

plural Cofán

1

a

: a nearly or wholly extinct people of western Ecuador

b

: a member of this people

2

: the language of the Cofán people sometimes considered to constitute a language family

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, of American Indian origin

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