Quichua, Calderón Highland

QUD

threatened

Alternate Names: Calderón Quichua, Cayambe Quichua, Pichincha Quichua

Dialects: None known. Distinct from Chimborazo ,, Imbabura ,, and Salasaca ,. A member of macrolanguage Quechua ,.

Genealogy:

Quechuan
Peripheral Quechua
Chinchay
Northern Chinchay

Demographics: 25,000 (1987 SIL). Ethnic population: 35,000 (2000).

Language Use: Shifting to Spanish [spa]. Home. All ages.

Typology: SOV.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Ecuador