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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language '''Spanish'''] is the official and prominent spoken language in Ecuador. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kichwa_language '''Northern Quechua or Kichwa'''] and other pre-colonial American languages are spoken by 2,300,000. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kichwa_language '''Northern Quechua or Kichwa'''] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuar_language '''Shuar'''] are used for intercultural relations. Ethnologue lists the 24 languages of Ecuador as: <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Ecuador," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Ecuador, accessed 16 May 2023.</ref>
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language '''Spanish'''] is the official and prominent spoken language in Ecuador. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kichwa_language '''Northern Quechua or Kichwa'''] and other pre-colonial American languages are spoken by 2,300,000. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kichwa_language '''Northern Quechua or Kichwa'''] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuar_language '''Shuar'''] are used for intercultural relations. Ethnologue lists the 24 languages of Ecuador as: <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Ecuador," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Ecuador, accessed 16 May 2023.</ref>

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Description[edit | edit source]

Spanish is the official and prominent spoken language in Ecuador. Northern Quechua or Kichwa and other pre-colonial American languages are spoken by 2,300,000. Northern Quechua or Kichwa and Shuar are used for intercultural relations. Ethnologue lists the 24 languages of Ecuador as: [1]

The 24 Languages of Ecuador
Achuar–Shiwiar Colorado 9 varieties of Quechua Siona
Awa–Cuaiquer Ecuadorian Sign Language Secoya Tetete
Cha'palaachi Emberá languages Shuar Waorani
Cofán Media Lengua Spanish Záparo

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Spanish

Northern Quechua or Kichwa

Shuar

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Spanish

Northern Quechua or Kichwa

Shuar

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Spanish

Northern Quechua or Kichwa

  • Wroblewski, Michael. Remaking Kichwa : language and indigenous pluralism in Amazonian Ecuador. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2021. Available at: WorldCat.

Shuar

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Ecuador," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Ecuador, accessed 16 May 2023.