qxr ISO 639

Kichwa Shimi Autonyms

Cañar Highland Quichua

Cañar Highland Quichua is an endangered indigenous language of Ecuador. It belongs to the Quechuan language family and is part of the Quechua macrolanguage. Direct evidence is lacking, but the language is thought to be used as a first language by a decreasing number of young people. It is not known to be taught in schools.

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  • Population

    10K to 1M
  • Language Vitality

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It belongs to the Quechuan language family.