Quichua, Calderón Highland

A language of Ecuador

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Calderón Quichua, Cayambe Quichua, Pichincha Quichua

Population

25,000 (1987 SIL). Ethnic population: 35,000 (2000).

Location

Pichincha Province, Quito, Calderón and Cayambe areas.

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

Distinct from Chimborazo [qug], Imbabura [qvi], and Salasaca [qxl].

Typology

SOV

Language Use

Shifting to Spanish [spa]. Home. All ages.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.