Secoya

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A language of Ecuador

ISO 639-3
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Population

550 in Ecuador (2007 M. Johnson). Population total all countries: 1,230. A few elderly monolinguals (2007 M. Johnson).

Location

Northeast, Sucumbíos Province, Cuyabeno canton; Aguarico, Cuyabeno, and Eno rivers, near Colombian border.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Tucanoan, Western Tucanoan, Macaguaje
Dialects

Angotero, Ecuadorian Siona.

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Once used as LWC by the Spanish colonial administration. Home, community, religion, education. All ages. Positive attitudes. Almost all also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Cofán [con].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Nearly 100%. Literacy rate in L2: 60% in Spanish. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1990–2012.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Secoya
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.

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