Alternate Names: Salasaca Quichua, Tungurahua Highland Quichua, Tungurahua Quichua
Dialects: A member of macrolanguage Quechua ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 14,300 (2000). 3,580 monolinguals. Children 0–5 and older adults.
Language Use: Home, community, agriculture, religion. All ages. Positive attitudes. 75% also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 50% in Spanish. Bible portions: 1987–2009.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Ecuador
Other Comments: Lexically distinct from Chimborazo ,, Imbabura ,, and Calderón ,. Population growing in the Galápagos Islands. Traditional religion, Christian.