Wawa 1.0 Apk

WAWA, It is a computer application (Android OS) made in Iquitos Peru. It makes it easy for children 3 to 5 years old to learn the Kukama language through sounds and images. Among the relevant contents we have the vowels, consonants, numbers, family, colors, fruits, animals and expressions.

This app is aimed at serving as an instrument to revitalize the language in the new generations of Amazonians.

The Kukama-Kukamiria populations are among the most widespread in the Peruvian Amazon (Amazon rivers, Marañón, Ucayali even the Nanay river). Around Iquitos in the Loreto region (Peru) there are communities such as Manacamiri and Padre Cocha whose origins were Kukamas-Kukamiria however the language has been lost in the new generations.

According to the National Document of Original Languages ​​of Peru, this language is in a state of Revitalization, by decision of its own speakers. However, these efforts are still insufficient if we consider the limitations of the bilingual education system

This App is part of the project Adaptation and Research in Information Systems on Biodiversity, Environment, Biocommerce and Biotechnology - SITEC II, BIOINFO program, of the Research Institute of the Peruvian Amazon - IIAP, in order to safeguard the native languages ​​of the Peruvian Amazon .

The Peruvian Amazon Research Institute - IIAP. It is a scientific and technological research institution for development, specialized in the sustainable use of biological diversity in the Amazon region that carries out its activities in a decentralized way, promoting the participation of public, private and civil society institutions.