Languages of Ecuador | |
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Official | Spanish; Spanish, Kichwa and Shuar for intercultural relations; Remaining indigenous languages are official where they are spoken[1] |
Main | Spanish |
Indigenous | Achuar–Shiwiar, Awa–Cuaiquer, Cha'palaachi, Cofán, Colorado, Emberá languages, Quechua languages, Secoya, Shuar, Siona, Tetete, Waorani, Záparo |
Vernacular | Ecuadorian Spanish, Media Lengua, Andean Spanish, Equatorial Spanish |
Foreign | English |
Signed | Ecuadorian Sign Language |
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Spanish is the official and most commonly spoken language in Ecuador. Northern Quechua and other pre-colonial American languages were spoken by 2,300,000 in the past (Adelaar 1991). Ethnologue lists 24 languages of Ecuador:[2]
References
- ↑ Constitution of Ecuador 2008, Chapter One, Article 1, Wikisource
- ↑ "Ecuador".
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