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Kichwa language

Kichwa (Kichwa shimi, Runashimi, also Spanish Quichua) is a Quechuan language that includes all Quechua varieties of Ecuador and Colombia (Inga), as well as extensions into Peru. It has an estimated half million speakers.

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Classification

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Phonology

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ELP
Lowland Ecuadorian Quichua · Loja Quichua
Ethnicity
Quechua
Glottolog
colo1257
ISO 639-3
Variously: inb – Highland Inga inj – Jungle Inga qvo – Napo Lowland qup – Southern Pastaza qud – Calderón Highland qxr – Cañar Highland qug – Chimborazo Highland qvi – Imbabura…
Language family
Quechua IINorthernKichwa · NorthernKichwa · Kichwa
Linguasphere
84-FAA-a

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Classification

History

Dialects

Phonology

  • Allophones Allophone
  • Dz Voiced alveolar affricate
  • Voiced postalveolar affricate

Media

Bibliography

  • Doi Doi (identifier)
  • Hdl Hdl (identifier)
  • ISBN ISBN (identifier)

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Kichwa language

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples51
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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Kichwa language

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related to External links · 35
Kichwa language → Amazonian Kichwa, Archived, August, Basic Kichwa Course, Beginners, BYU, Ecuador, Edition, Education Ministry, FEDEPI, Imbabura Quechua Vocabulary List, Kansas University, Kichwa, Kichwa Dictionary, Kichwa Spellchecker Free Quichua, Kichwa-English-Spanish Dictionary, Lower Napo Kichwa, Lowland Ecuadorian Quechua, Map, MB
Language family · 3
Kichwa language → Kichwa, NorthernKichwa, Quechua IINorthernKichwa
ELP · 2
Kichwa language → Loja Quichua, Lowland Ecuadorian Quichua
Ethnicity · 1
Kichwa language → Quechua
Glottolog · 1
Kichwa language → colo1257
ISO 639-3 · 1
Kichwa language → Variously: inb – Highland Inga inj – Jungle Inga qvo – Napo Lowland qup – Southern Pastaza qud – Calderón Highland qxr – Cañar Highland qug – Chimborazo Highland qvi – Imbabura…
Linguasphere · 1
Kichwa language → 84-FAA-a
Native speakers · 1
Kichwa language → 450,000 (2008–2012)
Native to · 1
Kichwa language → Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
Recognised minority language in · 1
Kichwa language → Ecuador

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Important terminology

kichwa quechua ecuador quichua language ipa spanish symbols education ecuadorian shimi colombia de quechuan music southern speakers inga peru dictionary

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Kichwa languageELPLowland Ecuadorian Quichua1.00infobox
Kichwa languageELPLoja Quichua1.00infobox
Kichwa languageEthnicityQuechua1.00infobox
Kichwa languageGlottologcolo12571.00infobox
Kichwa languageISO 639-3Variously: inb – Highland Inga inj – Jungle Inga qvo – Napo Lowland qup – Southern Pastaza qud – Calderón Highland qxr – Cañar Highland qug – Chimborazo Highland qvi – Imbabura…1.00infobox
Kichwa languageLanguage familyQuechua IINorthernKichwa1.00infobox
Kichwa languageLanguage familyNorthernKichwa1.00infobox
Kichwa languageLanguage familyKichwa1.00infobox
Kichwa languageLinguasphere84-FAA-a1.00infobox
Kichwa languageNative speakers450,000 (2008–2012)1.00infobox
Kichwa languageNative toEcuador, Colombia, Peru1.00infobox
Kichwa languageRecognised minority language inEcuador1.00infobox

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