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Name: Highland Kichua Type: Dialect Alternate Names: Ecuador; Quichua, Cañar Highland; Cañar Highland Quichua; Kichua; Quichua; Ecuador Quechua Spoken in: Ecuador Number of speakers: 100,000 (1991 UBS) (Ethnologue) Number of speakers: 563000 (UNESCO) Number of speakers: 100000 (World Oral Literature Project) Code: qxr Code Standard: ISO 639-3 Documentation: SIL Families: Quechuan Parent Languages: Ecuador; Quichua, Tena Lowland; Yumbo; Tena Lowland Quichua; Kichua; Quichua; Ecuador Quechua (quw) Ecuador; Canelo; Loreto; Puyo Pongo; Quichua, Northern Pastaza; Bobonaza Quichua; Pastaza Quichua; Alama; Canelos Quichua; Sarayacu Quichua; Tigre Quechua; Bobonaza; Northern Pastaza Quichua; Kichua; Quichua; Ecuador Quechua (qvz) Parent Dialects: Highland Kichua; Calderon; Ecuador; Quichua, Calderón Highland; Calderón Quichua; Pichincha Quichua; Cayambe Quichua; Calderón Highland Quichua; Kichua; Quichua; Ecuador Quechua (qud) Highland Kichua; Colta; Ecuador; Quichua, Chimborazo Highland; Chimborazo Highland Quichua; Kichua; Quichua; Ecuador Quechua; Quechua (Ecuadorean); Ecuadorean (qug) Highland Kichua; Agata; Ecuador; Quichua, Imbabura Highland; Otavalo Quichua; Imbabura Highland Quichua; Kichua; Quichua; Ecuador Quechua; Quechua (Imbabura); Quichua (Highland; Imbabura) (qvi) Highland Kichua; Saraguro; Ecuador; Quichua, Loja Highland; Saraguro Quichua; Loja Quichua; Loja Highland Quichua; Kichua; Quichua; Ecuador Quechua (qvj) Highland Kichua; Salasaca; Ecuador; Quichua, Salasaca Highland; Salasaca Quichua; Tungurahua Quichua; Tungurahua Highland Quichua; Salasaca Highland Quichua; Kichua; Quichua; Ecuador Quechua (qxl) Highland Kichua; Ecuador; Quichua, Cañar Highland; Cañar Highland Quichua; Kichua; Quichua; Ecuador Quechua (qxr)

Endangerment Status

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UNESCO Status: Definitely endangered Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed