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Where is Tena Lowland Quichua spoken?

Tena Lowland Quichua is a Quechuan language, spoken in Ecuador. It is marked on the map by a ringed point.

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Where Tena Lowland Quichua is spoken

Tena Lowland Quichua is spoken in one country: Ecuador.

Country
Ecuador

Tena Lowland Quichua has no area on the map because no open area map covers it. The ringed point is the position Glottolog gives for the language.

How many people speak Tena Lowland Quichua?

Wikidata holds no speaker count for this language.

Status: Threatened. Glottolog lists it as threatened: it is still spoken by all generations, but there are signs that the number of speakers is falling.

Where Tena Lowland Quichua sits in the language family tree

Glottolog classifies Tena Lowland Quichua as follows, from the largest family down to the language itself.

  1. Quechuan
  2. Colombia-Ecuador Quechua
  3. Ecuadorian Quechua B
  4. Imbabura-Colombia-Oriente Quechua
  5. Colombia-Oriente Quechua
  6. Oriente Quechua
  7. Tena Lowland Quichua

Related languages

Other languages in the Oriente Quechua group:

More about Tena Lowland Quichua

Codes: ISO 639-3 quw, Glottolog tena1240. Glottolog macroarea: South America.

Questions about Tena Lowland Quichua

Where is Tena Lowland Quichua spoken?

Tena Lowland Quichua is spoken in Ecuador. On the map it is shown as a single point, because no open area map covers it.

Which language family is Tena Lowland Quichua in?

Glottolog places Tena Lowland Quichua in the Quechuan family, in the branch Colombia-Ecuador Quechua, Ecuadorian Quechua B, Imbabura-Colombia-Oriente Quechua, Colombia-Oriente Quechua and Oriente Quechua.

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