INB ISO 639-3
Inga
A language of Colombia
- ISO 639
- inb
- Alternate Names
- Highland Inga
- Population
- 18,000 in Colombia (Civallero 2008). Dispersed in various regions; adopted commerce as a survival strategy (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 19,600 (2018 census). Total users in all countries: 22,000.
- Location:
- Nariño and Putumayo departments; some in Cauca department: Piamonte and Santa Rosa municipalities; 1,000 in Bogotá, some in regional capitals.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Quechuan, Peripheral Quechua, Chinchay, Northern Chinchay
- Dialects
- Santiago Inga, San Andrés Inga, Aponte Inga. Partially intelligible with Imbabura Quichua [qvi] of Ecuador. Aponte Inga dialect is most distinct.
- Typology
- SOV; 19 consonants and 3 vowels.
- Language Use
- Also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Camsá [kbh].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 10%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1996–2009.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Inga
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Scattered in cities.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Venezuela
Language Name
Inga
User Population
4,000 in Venezuela (1995 SIL). Ethnic population: 830 (2011 census).
Map
Location: Nariño and Putumayo departments; some in Cauca department: Piamonte and Santa Rosa municipalities; 1,000 in Bogotá, some in regional capitals.
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