The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: KWI
ISO 639-2: sai
| Population | 20,000 in Colombia (1986 SIL). Population total both countries 21,000. |
| Region | Pacific slopes of the Andes, Nariño, from Ecuador border north, near Barbacoas. Also spoken in Ecuador. |
| Alternate names | COAIQUER, QUAIQUER, KWAIKER, AWA, AWA PIT, CUAIQUER |
| Classification | Barbacoan, Pasto. |
| Comments | Bilingual level estimates for Spanish are 0 55%, 1 30%, 2 10%, 3 5%, 4 0%, 5 0%. It is mainly women and children that are monolingual. Grammar. SOV. Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. Literacy rate in second language: Below 5%. Tropical forest. Mountain slope. Swidden agriculturalists. 200 to 300 meters. Bible portions 1979-1982. |
| Ecuador |
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