Did you know Lowland Ecuadorian Quichua is vulnerable?

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
CLASSIFICATION		Quechuan, Quechua IIB
ORTHOGRAPHY		Latin (Spanish-based)
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		qvo
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Napo Quichua Tena Quichua Northern Pastaza Quichua South Pastaza Quichua
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Sources differ greatly with respect to Quechuan languages and varieties, both with respect to which may be separate languages vs. which just dialects of the same language, and with respect to how to classify them. The question of how to distinguish between entities that are dialects of a single language vs. those that are separate languages is particularly serious in the case of Quechuan languages and dialects, and much work remains to be done. Though it is well-known and very clear that there are a number of distinct languages in Quechuan, some very distinct, the tendency to consider them all merely dialects of “Quechua” persists in many circles. (Cerrón-Palomino 1987.)

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Information from: “South America” (103-196) . Mily Crevels (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~17,855?
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
~17,855

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: 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.
Scripts (Writing system): Latin (Spanish-based)

PLACES: Colombia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Colombia, Department of Putumayo, Sibundoy, Yunguillo, and Condagua valleys; Department of Narino, Aponte; on the Upper Caqueta and
Putumayo rivers.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
24,000
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2009

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): Latin (Spanish-based)

PLACES: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Loreto region: Napo river area, communities on the Putumayo; Madre de Dios region: small enclave east.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
24,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
14,000 in Ecuador; 10,000 in Peru, undetermined number in Colombia.

DATE OF INFO: 2009

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Ecuador, Peru, Colombia

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

In Ecuador: Orellana and Sucumbíos provinces; eastern jungle along Aguarico, Napo, and Putomayo rivers, concentrated near schools.

In Peru: Loreto region: Napo River area, communities on the Putumayo; Madre de Dios region: small enclave east.

In Colombia: Putumayo River.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
12,000
Native speakers worldwide

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
451,783
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
408,395
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Quichua (Cañar, Azuay, Cotopaxo,Tungurahua, Chimborazo,Imbabura, Loza, Napo, Pastaza, and Salasaca dialects): 451,783 speakers, ethnic population 408,395 (in Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, and Chile).

Scripts (Writing system): Latin (Spanish-based)

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
14,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"8,000 in Peru."

PLACES: Ecuador; Colombia; Peru;

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Loreto Region, Napo River area, communities on the Putumayo; small enclave in eastern Madre de Dios Region.

	2017	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 20th Edition (2017)			Paul M. Lewis, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	online	SIL International	Dallas, Texas	http://www.ethnologue.com					24,000	2009	10000-99999		Spanish		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Loreto region: Napo river area, communities on the Putumayo; Madre de Dios region: small enclave east.	Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
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		14,000		10000-99999	"8,000 in Peru."			Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Loreto Region, Napo River area, communities on the Putumayo; small enclave in eastern Madre de Dios Region.	Ecuador; Colombia; Peru;
	2016	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)			Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	online	SIL International	Dallas, Texas	http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2016. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Nineteenth edition (2016). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.			24,000	2009	10000-99999	14,000 in Ecuador; 10,000 in Peru, undetermined number in Colombia.	Spanish		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	In Ecuador: Orellana and Sucumbíos provinces; eastern jungle along Aguarico, Napo, and Putomayo rivers, concentrated near schools. In Peru: Loreto region: Napo River area, communities on the Putumayo; Madre de Dios region: small enclave east. In Colombia: Putumayo River.	Ecuador, Peru, Colombia
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												-1.3511,-78.6511
	2019	Personal communication on Quechua languages								Aleksandr Natarov														-0.996959, -77.814102
	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	~17,855	~17,855?		10000-99999			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.	Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Colombia	Colombia, Department of Putumayo, Sibundoy, Yunguillo, and Condagua valleys; Department of Narino, Aponte; on the Upper Caqueta and Putumayo rivers.
		World Oral Literature Project							http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			12,000		10000-99999				Vulnerable (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.		408,395	451,783		100000	Quichua (Cañar, Azuay, Cotopaxo,Tungurahua, Chimborazo,Imbabura, Loza, Napo, Pastaza, and Salasaca dialects): 451,783 speakers, ethnic population 408,395 (in Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, and Chile).			At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Lowland Ecuadorian Quichua

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Language information by source

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~17,855?

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

24,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

24,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

12,000

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

451,783

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

14,000

Discussion

Lowland Ecuadorian Quichua

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~17,855?

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

24,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

24,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

12,000

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

451,783

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

14,000

Discussion

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