Docile Peace, A Daily Dose of Peace in Cocama of Colombia, Peru and Brazil

Kimberly Burnham
1 min readJan 9, 2021

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A Daily Dose of Peace. Each week, I focus on Love, Joy, and Peace in the world languages. January’s second week focuses on Colombia in South America.

Are Docile and Peaceful Synonyms?

Docile Peace

Is calm and peaceful the same
as meek and docile?

It is in Cocama
spoken in Peru, Colombia and Brazil

“Iyuru” is to be meek and docile
calm and peaceful

Colombia poetry and languages with Kimberly Burnham. Photo by Saul Mercado on Unsplash

Good Transformation

In Kukama-Kukamiria, a language of Colombia
“uwaka-pa” is become
and “era” is good
combine them into “Uwakapera”
means totally transformed or become good

Cocama-Cocamilla Quotes

“Awa ɨyurun tɨma ikua yumɨra”
he who is tranquil does not know how to rage
or in Spanish “ya se ha hecho manso”

“Wa ɨyurun tɨma ayukaka”
people peaceful do not fight
or In Spanish “la gente pacifica no pelea”

Originally Published in Peace Poetry Dictionary, The Meaning of Peace and Calm in 5000 Languages on January 8, 2021.

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Kimberly Burnham
Kimberly Burnham

Written by Kimberly Burnham

(She/Her) Writer, Poet, currently working on a memoir, Mistaken for a Man, a Story for Anyone Struggling to Feel Comfortable in Their Own Skin, Clothes, & ...

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