Ethnologue

Inga, Jungle

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Ingano, Lowland Inga, Mocoa

Population

11,200 (2007 OCIP).

Location

Cauca, Nariño. and Putumayo departments: upper Caquetá and Putumayo rivers.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Yunguillo-Condagua, Guayuyaco. Reportedly most similar to Highland Inga [inb]. Distinct from Napo Quechua [qvo].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].