Quichua, Cañar Highland

A language of Ecuador

ISO 639: qxr
Alternate Names: Cañar Quichua, Kichwa, Quichua de la provincia de Cañar
Autonym: Kichwa Shimi, Runa Shimi
Population: 100,000 (1991 UBS). Total Quichua in Ecuador: 408,000 (Crevels 2012).
Location:: Azuay, Cañar, and Chimborazo provinces; Morona-Santiago province: Morona canton.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Quechuan, Peripheral Quechua, Chinchay, Northern Chinchay
Dialects: None known. Very similar to Loja Highland Quichua [qvj]; some consider them to be a single language (2020 R. Aschmann). Lexical differences and a strong sense of linguistic and cultural identity. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Strong use of Quichua away from the road.
Language Development: Texts. Bible: 2010.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Quichua, Cañar Highland
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Azuay, Cañar, and Chimborazo provinces; Morona-Santiago province: Morona canton.