Quichua, Loja Highland

QVJ

moribund

Alternate Names: Loja Quichua, Saraguro Quichua

Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Cañar Highland Quichua ,. A member of macrolanguage Quechua ,.

Genealogy:

Quechuan
Peripheral Quechua
Chinchay
Northern Chinchay

Demographics: 30,500 (2000).

Language Use: Mainly older adults. Positive attitudes.

Language Development: Only standardized or Unified Quichua is taught formally.

Typology: SOV.

Nation of Origin: Ecuador

Other Comments: Trend to see Unified Quichua as proper grammar. Traditional religion, Christian.