Quichua, Imbabura Highland

A language of Ecuador

ISO 639: qvi
Alternate Names: Imbabura Quichua, Kichwa, Kichwa de la Sierra, Otavalo Quichua, Quichua de la Sierra Imbabura
Autonym: Kichwa Shimi, Runa Shimi
Population: 150,000 (Gómez-Rendón 2007). Total Quichua in Ecuador: 408,000 (Crevels 2012). Many monolinguals.
Location:: Imbabura province: Pichincha province, extreme northern part around Cayambe; northern highlands.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Quechuan, Peripheral Quechua, Chinchay, Northern Chinchay
Dialects: A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].
Typology: SOV; 17 consonants and 3 vowels.
Language Use: Vigorous. Used by all.
Language Development: Dictionary. Texts. Bible: 1994.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Quichua, Imbabura Highland
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Imbabura province: Pichincha province, extreme northern part around Cayambe; northern highlands.