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Secoya

A language of Ecuador

ISO 639-3: sey

Population	550 in Ecuador (2007). Population total all countries: 690.
Region	Northeastern jungle, Aguarico, Cuyabeno, and Eno rivers, near Colombian border. Also in Peru.
Language map	Ecuador, reference number 16
Dialects	Ecuadorian Siona, Angotero. Identical to Secoya in Peru. Ecuadorian Siona is distinct from Siona [snn] of Colombia.
Classification	Tucanoan, Western Tucanoan, Northern, Siona-Secoya
Language use	Once used as a wider contact language by the Spanish colonial administration. Home, community, religion, education. All ages. Positive attitude.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 100%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Taught in primary schools. NT: 1990.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Swidden agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Peru

Language name	Secoya
Population	140 in Peru.
Region	North Peru, Boca de Angusilla and Santa Marta, a small River off Napo River near Ecuador border.
Language map	Peru, reference number 71
Alternate names	Angotero, Encabellao
Dialects	Angotero, Piojé.
Language use	Official language. All ages.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Blakeslee, Joseph A. 1979. Development of feed and food production systems for subsistence Ecuadorian Indian culture.

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.  

Johnson, Orville E. and M. Catherine Peeke. 1962. "Phonemic units in the Secoya word."  

Johnson, Orville E. and M. Catherine Peeke. 1975. "Unidades fonémicas en la palabra secoya."

Johnson, Orville E. and Stephen H. Levinsohn. 1990. Gramatica secoya.

Orr, Carolyn and Nancy S. Pearson. 1979. Nombres de aves en cinco idiomas.  

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

Piaguaje, Ramón, Elías Piaguaje, Orville E. Johnson, and Mary Johnson, compilers. 1992. Vocabulario Secoya.

Vernacular Publications

Aprendamos 1. 1966.

Cálculo 5. 1962.

Cálculo 6. 1962.

Deʼoye huajëcohuaʼi paja̱ʼñere aʼsinesicohuaʼire duʼrurepa co̱caija̱ʼñere. 1981.

Secoya coca 1, 2. 1962.

Secoya coca 3. 1965.

Secoya coca 4-7. 1966.

Secoya coca 8. 1967.

Secoya pai cocare neseʼe. 1980.