30378 Cha'palaa 1000-9999 10,222 The number of people who answered 'Cha'palaa' to the census question 'what language do you speak?' was 9,393 in 2010. This is about 8,700 living in the home province of Esmeraldas and the rest having migrated to other areas. The people who said they were ethnically Chachi were a bit more, at 10,222, so there are about 10% ethnic Chachis who say they don't speak the language.
Personal communication about Cha'palaa. On 9,393 1000-9999