Quichua, Northern Pastaza

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A language of Ecuador

ISO 639-3
qvz
Alternate Names
Alama, Bobonaza Quichua, Canelos Quichua, Pastaza Quichua, Quichua del Oriente, Sarayacu Quichua
Autonym
Runa Shimi
User Population

8,000 in Ecuador (2007), decreasing. Total Quichua in Ecuador: 408,000 (Crevels 2012). 300 monolinguals. Total users in all countries: 10,000.

Location

Pastaza province: eastern jungle along Bobonaza and Conambo rivers.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Quechuan, Peripheral Quechua, Chinchay, Northern Chinchay
Dialects

Tigre Quechua. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Home, community, religion. Some of all ages. Negative attitudes. Most also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Achuar-Shiwiar [acu], Waorani [auc], Záparo [zro].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 15%. Literacy rate in L2: 40% in Spanish [spa]. Any teaching done in Quichua uses Unified Quichua rather than the L1. NT: 1992–2009.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Quichua, Northern Pastaza
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Distinct from Southern Pastaza Quechua [qup] of Peru. Spanish [spa] is used for education. Traditional religion, Christian.

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