Quichua, Cañar Highland
A language of Ecuador
| Population | 100,000 (1991 UBS). |
| Region | Southern highlands, Cañar Province. |
| Language map |
Ecuador, reference number 4 |
| Dialects | Lexical differences and a strong sense of linguistic and cultural identity. |
| Classification | Quechuan, Quechua II, B A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que] (Peru). |
| Language use | Strong use of Quichua away from the road. They consider Chimborazo a separate language. |
| Language development | NT: 1996. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SOV. Traditional religion, Christian. |
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