Tsafiki

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A language of Ecuador

ISO 639-3
cof
Alternate Names
Colorado, Tsachela, Tsachila, Tsafiqui
Autonym
Tsafiki
User Population

1,870 (Crevels 2012). Some monolingual in remote communities. Ethnic population: 2,840 (2012 UNSD).

Location

Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas province: provincial capital area.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Barbacoan, Southern
Dialects

None known. Reportedly lexically similar to Chachi [cbi] and Awa-Cuaiquer [kwi], but major differences between the languages in phonology, syntax and grammatical structure (2011 W. Largo).

Typology

SOV; 16 consonants and 10 vowels, 5 oral and 5 nasal.

Language Use

All domains. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Most also use Spanish [spa] (Crevels 2007).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50% in Spanish [spa]. Literature. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 1980–2012.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tsafiki
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.