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ALSO KNOWN AS		Cha'palaachi, Chachi, Cayapa, Cha' Palaachi, Nigua, Kayapa, Cha'palaa
CLASSIFICATION		Barbacoan, Southern Barbacoan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		cbi
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Information from: “South America” (103-196) . Mily Crevels (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7,600
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
7600

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

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Most elders and pre-school aged children are monolingual speakers.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Spanish

PLACES: Ecuador

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Ecuador, north coastal jungle, Province of Esmeraldas, between the Cayapa, Santiago, Onzole and Canande rivers.

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,465
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
5871

TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Ecuador

Threatened

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
9,393
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
10,222
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
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.

DATE OF INFO: 2010

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

There are about 10% ethnic Chachis who say they don't speak the language.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Spanish

PLACES: Ecuador

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Esmeraldas province

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
9,500
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
9390 (2016).

DATE OF INFO: 2004

PLACES: Ecuador;

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: North coastal jungle, Esmeraldas Province, Cayapas River and tributaries (Onzole, Canandé, Sucio, Cojimíes, and others).

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,000
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Ecuador

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,450
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Ecuador

		2014	Personal communication about Cha'palaa.				Personal communication.				Simeon Floyd	Simeon Floyd. 2014. Personal communication about Cha'palaa.		10,222	9,393	2010	1000-9999	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.	Spanish	Threatened (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	11	There are about 10% ethnic Chachis who say they don't speak the language.	11		Ecuador	Esmeraldas province
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer		Oxford University Press	New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.													Ecuador		0.666666666667,-79.0
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis		SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		9,500	2004	1000-9999	9390 (2016).		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				North coastal jungle, Esmeraldas Province, Cayapas River and tributaries (Onzole, Canandé, Sucio, Cojimíes, and others).	Ecuador;
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger					UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		4,000		1000-9999			Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Ecuador		.9386,-79.0055
		2007	South America	Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages	103-196	C. Moseley		London & New York: Routledge			Mily Crevels	Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	7600	7,600		1000-9999		Spanish	Threatened (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Most elders and pre-school aged children are monolingual speakers.	11		Ecuador	Ecuador, north coastal jungle, Province of Esmeraldas, between the Cayapa, Santiago, Onzole and Canande rivers.
			World Oral Literature Project							http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			3,450		1000-9999			Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		2012	Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking	The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide	167-234	Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona		Mouton de Gruyter	Berlin		Crevels, Mily	Crevels, Mily. 2012. "Language Endangerment in South America: The Clock Is Ticking." In The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide, edited by Hans Henrich Hock et al.. 167-234. Mouton de Gruyter.		5871	5,465		1000-9999			Threatened (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	11				Ecuador

Cha'palaa

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

7,600

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,465

Threatened

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

9,393

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

9,500

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,450

Discussion

Cha'palaa

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

7,600

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,465

Threatened

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

9,393

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

9,500

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,450

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