EC
Ecuador
Summary
Ecuador is a country in the Americas that is home to 17,968,000 people. It is also home to 21 living indigenous languages. It was also home to 1 indigeneous language that is now extinct. In addition, 3 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. One of these, Spanish, is the official language of the country.
At a Glance
Languages
Families
Quechuan (9) Barbacoan (3) Tucanoan (3) Jivaroan (2) Language isolate (2) Mixed language (1) Sign language (1) Zaparoan (1)
Language Policy Conventions
Ecuador has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.