Languages
Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Italian (88.2%), with German being second most common ( 5.1%) and Portuguese being third ( 2.3%).
| Languages in Cama | ||||||
| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | |||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| German | 10 | 2.83% | 18 | 4.81% | 24 | 5.06% |
| Italian | 328 | 92.92% | 347 | 92.78% | 418 | 88.19% |
| Population | 353 | 100% | 374 | 100% | 474 | 100% |
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