Quichua, Imbabura Highland

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A language of Ecuador

ISO 639-3
qvi
Alternate Names
Imbabura Quichua, Kichwa, Kichwa de la Sierra, Otavalo Quichua, Quichua de la Sierra Imbabura
Autonym
Kichwa Shimi, Runa Shimi
User Population

150,000 (Gómez-Rendón 2007). Total Quichua in Ecuador: 408,000 (Crevels 2012). Many monolinguals.

Location

Imbabura province: Pichincha province, extreme northern part around Cayambe; northern highlands.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Quechuan, Peripheral Quechua, Chinchay, Northern Chinchay
Dialects

A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].

Typology

SOV; 17 consonants and 3 vowels.

Language Use

Vigorous. Used by all.

Language Development

Dictionary. Texts. Bible: 1994.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Quichua, Imbabura Highland
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.