Kichwa (Kichwa shimi, Runashimi, also Spanish Quichua) is a Quechuan language that includes all Quechua varieties of Ecuador and Colombia , as well as extensions into Peru. It has an estimated half million speakers.

Kichwa is a Northern Quechuan language spoken in southern Ecuador, mainly in Azuay, Cañar, Chimborazo and Morona-Santiago provinces. In 1991 there were about 100,000 speakers of Kichwa. There are many dialects of Kichwa, however there is a standardized language, known as Kichwa Unificado (Shukyachiska Kichwa), which has a unified orthography ...

Amazonian Kichwa (Kichwa shimi, Runashimi; "runa" = people, "shimi" = language) is a group of Quechuan dialects including varieties in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru. The name "Kichwa" reflects the absence of phonetic mid-vowel allophones in Kichwa, due to its lack of uvular consonants, in contrast to other Quechua languages.

Kichwa is one of the languages and peoples of South America. The Kichwa language is part of the larger family of Quechua, spoken by indigenous peoples in the Andes region of South America, including Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, and even parts of Argentina and Chile.

Ethnonyms: Kichwa, Qquichua, Quechua, Kechua Countries inhabited: Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador Language family: Andean Equatorial Language branch: Aymara-Quechua

Quechua people (/ ˈ k ɛ tʃ u ə /, [7] [8] US also / ˈ k ɛ tʃ w ɑː /; [9] Spanish:) , Quichua people or Kichwa people may refer to any of the Indigenous peoples of South America who speak the Quechua languages, which originated among the Indigenous people of Peru.

2024年6月22日 · The Kichwa people are the descendants of native inhabitants who were “Quechuaised” during various historical periods, particularly during the colonial era. They have a strong presence in the Ecuadorian Amazon region and are the primary ethnicity of the locals in the area around La Selva.

Kichwa or Quichua refers to the Kichwa-speaking people of Ecuador. The Kichwa are a part of a much larger population in South America (Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Argentina) known as the Quechuas (also Runakuna and Ingas). The Kichwa …

KICHWA – official language in many Latin American countries. In the Ecuadorian Amazon there are about 60,000 Kichwa speakers today, some of the older people do not even speak any Spanish. People of the younger generations are often bilingual, whereas some children do not speak Kichwa anymore.

At Napo Cultural Center, visitors have the unique opportunity to explore the worldview of the Kichwa community, a belief system that connects people with nature and the universe. This article delves into how the center promotes understanding and respect for the ancestral wisdom of the Kichwa. The Sacred Relationship with Nature