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Languages of Ecuador
Sign in Samborondón in Spanish, English and Kichwa
OfficialSpanish;
Spanish, Kichwa and Shuar for intercultural relations;
Remaining indigenous languages are official where they are spoken[1]
MainSpanish
IndigenousAchuar–Shiwiar, Awa–Cuaiquer, Cha'palaachi, Cofán, Colorado, Emberá languages, Quechua languages, Secoya, Shuar, Siona, Tetete, Waorani, Záparo
VernacularEcuadorian Spanish, Media Lengua, Andean Spanish, Equatorial Spanish
ForeignEnglish
SignedEcuadorian Sign Language
Keyboard layout

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

  1. ^ Constitution of Ecuador 2008, Chapter One, Article 1, Wikisource
  2. ^ "Ecuador".