Languages of Ecuador

Languages of Ecuador
Official	Spanish; Spanish, Kichwa and Shuar for intercultural relations; Remaining indigenous languages are official where they are spoken^[1]
Signed	Ecuadorian Sign Language

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History Pre-Columbian Ecuador Real Audiencia of Quito War of Independence Gran Colombia (reunification) Ecuadorian–Peruvian territorial dispute 1830–1860 March Revolution Ecuadorian–Peruvian War (1857–1860) 1860–1895 Liberal Revolution of 1895 1895–1925 Concha Revolution 1922 general strike 1925–1944 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War 1944–1960 1960–1990 Military Junta of 1963 El Carnavalazo Supreme Council of Government Paquisha War 1990–present War on drugs in Ecuador Cenepa War 2000 coup d'état 2010 coup d'état attempt and crisis 2024 Ecuadorian conflict
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The predominant and official language of Ecuador is Spanish, in addition to Northern Quechua and other pre-colonial American languages, which are spoken by 2,300,000 (Adelaar 1991). Ethnologue lists 24 languages of Ecuador:^[2]

References

^ Constitution of Ecuador 2008, Chapter One, Article 1, Wikisource
^ http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=EC

v t e Languages of Ecuador
Official languages	Spanish Kichwa Shuar
Indigenous languages	Awa Pit Cha'palaachi Cofán Media Lengua Secoya Shiwiar Siona Tetete Tsafiki Waorani Záparo
Spanish varieties	Amazonic Andean Equatorial
Sign languages	Ecuadorian Sign Language
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v t e Languages of South America
Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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