Quechuan · ISO 639-3 qud
Calderón Highland Quichua Language
Calderón Highland Quichua is a Quechuan language spoken by about 1.2 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Latin script.
Where Calderón Highland Quichua is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Calderón Highland Quichua
Language family
- Quechuan
- Colombia-Ecuador Quechua
- Ecuadorian Quechua A
- Calderón Highland Quichua
Writing system
Latin script
Related languages
About the Calderón Highland Quichua language
Calderón Highland Quichua is spoken by about 1.2 million people, which makes it the 423rd most spoken language in the world — just behind Morisyen (1.2 million) and ahead of Southern Pastaza Quechua (1.2 million). It belongs to the Quechuan language family and, more precisely, to the Ecuadorian Quechua A group within the Ecuadorian Quechua A branch.
Where is Calderón Highland Quichua spoken?
Calderón Highland Quichua is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in Ecuador (1.2 million).
Calderón Highland Quichua is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Calderón Highland Quichua is written in the Latin script. Glottolog classifies it as threatened, meaning fewer children learn it than in the past.
Its closest relatives in the same branch of the family are Salasaca Highland Quichua.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 qud.
Frequently asked questions about Calderón Highland Quichua
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Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.