Kichwa

E6374

Quechuan language indigenous language language variety

Kichwa is a Quechuan indigenous language variety widely spoken by Andean communities in Ecuador and neighboring regions.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Quechuan language → indigenous language → language variety →
alternativeName	Ecuadorian Quechua → Quichua → Runashimi →
autonym	Kichwa → Runa shimi →
closelyRelatedTo	Quechua II languages → Southern Quechua →
coOfficialStatusIn	some municipalities in Ecuador →
country	Ecuador →
culturalAssociationWith	Andean cosmology → traditional Andean agriculture →
hasDialect	Cañar Kichwa → Chimborazo Kichwa → Imbabura Kichwa → Napo Kichwa → Otavalo Kichwa → Pastaza Kichwa → Salasaca Kichwa →
hasLoanwordsFrom	Spanish language →
influencedBy	Spanish language →
iso639-3Code	quw →
languageFamily	Quechuan languages →
languagePolicyContext	intercultural bilingual education in Ecuador →
languageStatus	vulnerable →
preservationEffort	bilingual education programs → community radio broadcasting in Kichwa → orthography standardization initiatives →
recognizedBy	Constitution of Ecuador →
region	Andes → Ecuador → northern Peru → southern Colombia →
spokenBy	Kichwa people → indigenous communities in the Ecuadorian Andes →
spokenIn	Colombia → Ecuador → Peru →
subfamilyOf	Quechuan languages →
typologicalFeature	SOV basic word order → agglutinative morphology → evidentiality system →
usedFor	local trade and daily communication → oral tradition → ritual practices →
writingSystem	Latin script →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kichwa ("Napo Kichwa") → Kichwa ("Pastaza Kichwa") → Quechua →	hasDialect
Guaranda → Napo Province →	languageSpoken
Ecuador → Pastaza Province →	recognizedLanguage
Runashimi →	alternateName
Kichwa →	autonym
Napo Province →	ethnicGroup
Pichincha Province →	hasEthnicGroup
Bolívar Province →	hasIndigenousLanguages
Kichwa people →	language
Salasaca Kichwa →	languageFamily
Curaray River ("Kichwa language") →	languageRegion
Imbabura Kichwa →	subclassOf
Salasaca Kichwa ("Kichwa language") →	subdivisionOf
Otavalo Kichwa →	subfamilyOf