CBI ISO 639-3
Chachi
Cha’Palaa Autonym
A language of Ecuador
- ISO 639
- cbi
- Alternate Names
- Cayapa, Cha’ Palaachi, Cha’palaachi, Chachilla, Kayapa
- Autonym
- Cha’Palaa
- Population
- 5,870 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 9,390 (2012 UNSD).
- Location:
- Esmeraldas province: Cayapas river and tributaries (Canandé, Cojimíes, Onzole, Sucio, and others), north coastal jungle.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Barbacoan, Southern
- Typology
- SOV; 23 consonants and 4 vowels.
- Language Use
- Elders and preschool-aged children are mostly monolingual (Crevels 2007). Also use Spanish [spa], but women, older adults, and those living in the isolated headwaters of the river are less bilingual in it.
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2008.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Chachi
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Christian.
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Location: Esmeraldas province: Cayapas river and tributaries (Canandé, Cojimíes, Onzole, Sucio, and others), north coastal jungle.
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