Quichua, Napo

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A language of Peru

Location

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

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Colombia

Language NameQuichua, Napo Lowland

User Population

Undetermined number in Colombia. Ethnic population: 3,690 (2018 census).

Location

Putumayo river.

Alternate Names

Kichua, Lowland Napo Quechua, Runa Shimi

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Ecuador

Language NameQuichua, Napo Lowland

User Population

14,000 in Ecuador (2009), increasing. Total Quichua in Ecuador: 408,000 (Crevels 2012). 800 monolinguals.

Location

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

Alternate Names

Ecuador Quichua, Ingano, Kichua, Lowland Napo Quichua, Napo Kichwa, Napo Kichwa shimi, Napo Quichua, Quichua del Napo, Quichua del Oriente, Runa Shimi

Dialects

Santa Rosa Quechua.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Language Use

Stable use in completely Quichua areas, more bilingual where Spanish [spa] is needed. Outside landowners and their families, priests, and nuns learn Quichua. Home, community. Used by all. Negative attitudes. Also use Spanish [spa]. Increasingly bilingual. Used as L2 by Cofán [con], Waorani [auc].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 25% (2007 C. Orr). Literacy rate in L2: 60% in Spanish [spa]. Orthography differs from that used in Peru.

Other Comments

Ingano is a name for all lowland Quichua. Locations along the Putomayo River not confirmed. Traditional religion, Christian.

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Quichua, Napo

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