Quichua, Salasaca Highland
A language of Ecuador
| Population | 14,300 (2000). |
| Region | South and east of Ambato in Tungurahua Province. Spoken in 17 towns in the Salasaca area, not counting other varieties of Quichua. Varieties spoken in Cotopaxi and the rest of Tungurahua, large towns around Ambato, are not called Salasaca. See Chimborazo Highland Quichua [qug]. |
| Language map |
Ecuador, reference number 15 |
| Alternate names | Salasaca Quichua, Tungurahua Highland Quichua, Tungurahua Quichua |
| Classification | Quechuan, Quechua II, B A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que] (Peru). |
| Language use | Home, community, agriculture, religion. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Spanish. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Bible portions: 1987–2007. |
| Comments | Lexically distinct from Chimborazo [qug], Imbabura [qvi], and Calderón [qud]. There is a growing population in the Galapagos Islands. SOV. Traditional religion, Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
CHANGO MASAQUIZA, Fanny; MARLETT, Stephen A., authors. 2008. "Salasaca Quichua."
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