Inga, Jungle

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Ingano, Lowland Inga, Mocoa

Population

11,200 (2007 OCIP).

Location

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

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Guayuyaco, Yunguillo-Condagua. 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].