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Chachi

A language of Ecuador

ISO 639-3: cbi

Population	9,500 (2004).
Region	North coastal jungle, Esmeraldas Province, Cayapas River and its tributaries (Onzole, Canandé, Sucio, Cojimíes, and others).
Language map	Ecuador, reference number 5
Alternate names	Cayapa, Cha’ Palaachi
Classification	Barbacoan, Cayapa-Colorado
Language use	Women, older adults, and those living in the isolated headwaters of the river are less bilingual in Spanish.
Language development	Dictionary. NT: 2007.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	The name of the people is ‘Chachi’ singular, ‘Chachilla’ plural. SOV. Swidden agriculturalists: plantain; fishermen: shrimp, fish; hunters. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Abrahamson, Arne. 1962. "Cayapa: Grammatical notes and texts."  

Borman, M. B. and others. 1991. Listas comparativas de palabras en diez idiomas autóctonos ecuatorianos.

Elson, Benjamin F., editor. 1962. Studies in Ecuadorian Indian languages 1.  

Instituto Lingüístico de Verano. 1978. Lista de frases útiles en los diferentes idiomas de la selva y costa ecuatorianas.  

Lindskoog, John and Carrie Lindskoog. 1964. Vocabulario cayapa.

Lindskoog, John and Ruth M. Brend. 1962. "Cayapa phonemics."  

Lindskoog, John and Ruth M. Brend. 1975. "Fonémica cayapa."

Longacre, Robert E. and Frances M. Woods, editors. 1977. Discourse grammar: Studies in indigenous languages of Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador, 2.  

Moore, Bruce R. 1962. "Correspondences in South Barbacoan Chibcha."  

Peeke, M. Catherine, editor. 1975. Estudios fonológicos de lenguas vernáculas del Ecuador.

Wiebe, Neil. 1977. "The structure of events and participants in Cayapa narrative discourse."  

Wiebe, Neil. 1985. Añapa’s fables.

Wiebe, Neil. 1994. "Changing authority patterns among the Chachilla."

Wiebe, Ruth. 1985. "Demythologization of Cayapa folktales."

Vernacular Publications

Animaa cuinda (Texto 7: cuentos acerca de animales). 1978.

Cha' cuinda (texto 8: cuentos acerca de personas). 1979.

Chaˀpalaachi 1. 1975.

Chaˀpalaachi 2. 1975.

Chaˀpalaachi 3 (Cartilla 3). 1975.

Tucuraa pumu animaa (Texto 6). 1977.