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Come Masa (Comemasa, Cőme-Masă, Come Masas)

"Come Masa" is an alternate name for the Barasana tribe of Colombia. It comes from the native name of one of the tribal clans, and means "people of Comea." Comea is a placename from Barasana mythology, which which the Come Masa are associated.

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Here are links to our webpages about the Come Masa tribe and language:

Barasana
Comea
The Tucanoan language family
Amazon
Language of Colombia
South America native

Here are a few good books about the Come Masas:
Barasano Syntax: Studies in the Languages of Colombia
The Fish People: Linguistic Exogamy and Tukanoan Identity in Northwest Amazonia
The Amazonian Languages

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