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Inga Kichwa

Inga Kichwa is a dialect of Kichwa spoken in the Colombian Putumayo region by the Inga people. There are two dialects: Highland Inga, spoken in the Sibundoy valley; and Jungle Inga, spoken on the Putumayo and Japurá Rivers.

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Inga Kichwa
Ingano
Native toColombia
RegionPutumayo Department
EthnicityInga people
Native speakers
(undated figure of 11,200)1
Dialects
  • Highland
  • Jungle
Language codes
ISO 639-3inb – inclusive code Highland Inga
Individual code:
inj – Jungle Inga
Glottologinga1252
ELPInga
Map of Inga Kichwa
Inga Kichwa is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger2

Inga Kichwa is a dialect of Kichwa spoken in the Colombian Putumayo region by the Inga people. There are two dialects: Highland Inga, spoken in the Sibundoy valley; and Jungle Inga, spoken on the Putumayo and Japurá Rivers.

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References

  1. "🇨🇴 Idioma de Colombia ▷ Lenguas oficiales de los colombianos".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Moseley, Christopher; Nicolas, Alexandre. "Atlas of the world's languages in danger". unesdoc.unesco.org. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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