Quichua, Tena Lowland

A language of Ecuador

ISO 639: quw
Alternate Names: Napo Kichwa, Quichua de Tena, Quichua del Oriente, Quijo, Quixo, Yumbo
Autonym: Runa Shimi
Population: 20,000 (1999 SIL). Total Quichua in Ecuador: 408,000 (Crevels 2012).
Location:: Napo province; Orellana province: Loreto canton; Pastaza province: north border. Eastern jungle.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Quechuan, Peripheral Quechua, Chinchay, Northern Chinchay
Dialects: None known. Napo [qvo], Pastaza [qvz] and Tena [quw] Quichua understand each other’s spoken language, but not written texts. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].
Typology: SOV; 22 consonants and 3 vowels.
Language Use: Also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Waorani [auc].
Language Development: Children learn to read and write in standard Ecuadorian Quichua, which is referred to as ‘Quichua Unificado’, Unified Quichua. Dictionary. NT: 1972.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Quichua, Tena Lowland
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Notable differences in vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar. Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Napo province; Orellana province: Loreto canton; Pastaza province: north border. Eastern jungle.