Quichua, Imbabura Highland

QVI

developing

Alternate Names: Imbabura Quichua, Otavalo Quichua

Dialects: A member of macrolanguage Quechua ,.

Genealogy:

Quechuan
Peripheral Quechua
Chinchay
Northern Chinchay

Demographics: 150,000 (Gómez-Rendón 2007). Many monolinguals.

Language Use: Vigorous. All ages.

Language Development: New media. Dictionary. Bible: 1994.

Typology: SOV.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Ecuador

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.