Inga

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A language of Colombia

ISO 639-3
inb
Alternate Names
Highland Inga
Population

18,000 in Colombia (Civallero 2008). Dispersed in various regions; adopted commerce as a survival strategy (Crevels 2007). Population total all countries: 22,000.

Location

Sibundoy valley, Santiago area, San Andrés and Colón; Aponte, Department of Nariño. 1,000 in Bogotá, some in regional capitals. Also in Venezuela.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Quechuan, Peripheral Quechua, Chinchay, Northern Chinchay
Dialects

Aponte Inga, San Andrés Inga, Santiago Inga. Partially intelligible with Imbabura Quichua [qvi] of Ecuador. Aponte Inga dialect is most distinct.

Typology

SOV

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 10%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1996–2009.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Inga
Writing
Latin script.