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QVO ISO 639-3

Quichua, Napo

Napo Kichwa shimi, Runa Shimi Autonym

A language of Peru

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Kicho, Kichua, Lowland Napo Quichua, Napo, Napo Kichua, Napo Kichwa, Napo Lowland Quechua, Napo Lowland Quichua, Santa Rosa Quechua, Santarrosino, Yumbo
Autonym
Napo Kichwa shimi, Runa Shimi
Population
10,000 in Peru (2009). Total users in all countries: 24,000.
Location:
Loreto region: Napo river area, communities on the Putumayo; Madre de Dios region: small enclave east.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Quechuan, Peripheral Quechua, Chinchay, Northern Chinchay
Dialects
A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].
Typology
SOV; 20 consonants and 3 vowels.
Language Use
Also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Aushiri [avs].
Language Development
Orthography differs from that used in Ecuador. Literature. Radio. Dictionary. NT: 1972–1988.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Quichua, Napo
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Christian.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Quichua, Napo Lowland
User Population
Undetermined number in Colombia. Ethnic population: 3,690 (2018 census).
Location
Putumayo river.
Language Status
5 (Developing)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Language Name
Quichua, Napo Lowland
User Population
14,000 in Ecuador (2009), increasing. Total Quichua in Ecuador: 408,000 (Crevels 2012). 800 monolinguals.
Location
Orellana and Sucumbíos provinces; eastern jungle along Aguarico, Napo, and Putomayo rivers, concentrated near schools.
Dialects
Santa Rosa Quechua.
Language Status
5 (Developing)
Other Comments
Ingano is a name for all lowland Quichua. Locations along the Putomayo River not confirmed. Traditional religion, Christian.
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Map

Location: Loreto region: Napo river area, communities on the Putumayo; Madre de Dios region: small enclave east.