Quechuan · ISO 639-3 quw
Tena Lowland Quichua Language
Tena Lowland Quichua is a Quechuan language spoken by about 1.2 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Latin script.
Where Tena Lowland Quichua is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Tena Lowland Quichua
Language family
- Quechuan
- Colombia-Ecuador Quechua
- Ecuadorian Quechua B
- Imbabura-Colombia-Oriente Quechua
- Colombia-Oriente Quechua
- Oriente Quechua
- Tena Lowland Quichua
Writing system
Latin script
Related languages
About the Tena Lowland Quichua language
Tena Lowland Quichua is spoken by about 1.2 million people, which makes it the 425th most spoken language in the world — just behind Southern Pastaza Quechua (1.2 million) and ahead of Napo Lowland Quechua (1.2 million). It belongs to the Quechuan language family and, more precisely, to the Oriente Quechua group within the Ecuadorian Quechua B branch.
Where is Tena Lowland Quichua spoken?
Tena Lowland Quichua is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in Ecuador (1.2 million).
Tena Lowland Quichua is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Tena Lowland 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 Southern Pastaza Quechua and Napo Lowland Quechua.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 quw.
Frequently asked questions about Tena Lowland 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.