Quichua, Cañar Highland

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Kichwa, Quichua de la provincia de Cañar

Autonym

Kichwa Shimi, Runa Shimi

Population

100,000 (1991 UBS). Total Quichua in Ecuador: 408,000 (Crevels 2012).

Location

Azuay, Cañar, and Chimborazo provinces; Morona-Santiago province: Morona canton.

Language Maps

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Lexical differences and a strong sense of linguistic and cultural identity. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Strong use of Quichua away from the road.

Language Development

Texts. Bible: 2010.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.