Salasaca Kichwa
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Salasaca Kichwa is a regional variety of the Kichwa (Quechuan) language spoken by the Salasaca indigenous community in the central highlands of Ecuador.
Aliases (4)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kichwa variety
→
Quechuan language variety → indigenous language variety → |
| basicWordOrder |
SOV
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| belongsTo |
Andean linguistic area
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|
| coexistsWith |
Spanish language
→
|
| country |
Ecuador
→
|
| ethnicGroup |
Salasaca people
→
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| hasAlternativeName |
Salasaca Kichua
→
Salasaca Quichua → |
| hasAncestor |
Colonial Quechua
→
Proto-Quechuan → |
| hasDistinctiveFeature |
local lexical items specific to Salasaca community
→
phonological traits distinguishing it from neighboring Kichwa varieties → |
| hasGrammarSimilarTo |
other Quechuan languages
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|
| hasLanguageShiftTo |
Spanish
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| hasPhonologySimilarTo |
other Kichwa varieties
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|
| hasPreservationEffortsBy |
linguists
→
local community organizations → |
| hasStatus |
minority language in Ecuador
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|
| hasTypology |
agglutinative language
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| isAssociatedWith |
Andean indigenous movements
→
Salasaca cultural identity → |
| isEndangeredStatus |
vulnerable
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| isSpokenAs |
first language
→
heritage language → |
| isSubjectOf |
anthropological studies
→
linguistic documentation projects → |
| isTaughtIn |
some local community programs
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|
| isUsedIn |
daily communication in Salasaca community
→
local markets → oral storytelling → traditional rituals → |
| languageFamily |
Kichwa
→
Quechuan languages → |
| region |
Andean region
→
central Ecuadorian Andes → |
| sharesFeaturesWith |
Highland Kichwa
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|
| sharesVocabularyWith |
other Ecuadorian Kichwa dialects
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|
| spokenBy |
Salasaca indigenous community
→
Salasaca people → |
| spokenIn |
Ecuador
→
Tungurahua Province → central highlands of Ecuador → |
| subdivisionOf |
Kichwa language
→
Quechua II language group → Quechuan languages → |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
→
|
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Salasaca Kichwa
("Salasaca Quichua")
→
Salasaca Kichwa ("Salasaca Kichua") → |
hasAlternativeName |
|
Otavalo Kichwa
("Highland Kichwa varieties")
→
|
closelyRelatedTo |
|
Kichwa
→
|
hasDialect |
|
Salasaca Kichwa
("Salasaca indigenous community")
→
|
spokenBy |
|
Kichwa people
→
|
subgroup |