Also Known As:
Napo, Napo Quichua, Lowland Napo Quichua, Runa Shimi, Santa Rosa Quechua, Santarrosino, Quijo, Quixo, Kicho, Yumbo, Napo Kichua, Napo Lowland Quechua, Lowland Kichua
Dialects & Varieties
- Napo Quichua
- Tena Quichua
- Northern Pastaza Quichua
- South Pastaza Quichua
South America
Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~17,855?
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
~17,855
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
One of the most characteristic aspects of the Inga group is that it is dispersed over various regions in Colombia, having adopted commerce as a survival strategy.
Location and Context
Countries
Colombia
Location Description
Colombia, Department of Putumayo, Sibundoy, Yunguillo, and Condagua valleys; Department of Narino, Aponte; on the Upper Caqueta and
Putumayo rivers.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin (Spanish-based)
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Recent Resources
A website containing an audiovisual corpus of expressive Quechua Ideophones.
This is part of an interview with Belgica Dagua wherea group of students attempt to elicit connectiv
This is part of an interview in which sentences using various comparisons and contrasting vocabulary