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Map of the main dialects spoken in Ecuador. Spanish is the most-widely spoken language in Ecuador, though great variations are present depending on several factors, the most important one being the geographical region where it is spoken. The three main regional variants are: Equatorial Pacific Spanish or Equatorial Coastal Spanish [citation ...
Mar 7, 2024 · Maureen is a Vermont native and serial expat. She has a lifelong passion for travel, scientific research, languages and lizards. Maureen has formally studied Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Japanese—and casually absorbed some Kichwa while living 2 years in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
8. Caleta. A caleta is a cove, that is, a small, sheltered bay where you can, for example, moor your boat. But in Ecuador, this can also mean “home”. It’s easy to see that this word is more common in coastal places like Guayaquil: it’s the kind of slang a sailor would use. 9. ¡Chuta!
Context and History of the Study of Ecuadorian Spanish. Ecuador is one of the smallest countries in Latin America with a population of 17,289,554 (2022 World Factbook) and yet still boasts a rich diversity of languages (and cultures). According to Ethnologue, there are 24 languages in Ecuador, of which 23 are living, and 1 is extinct (Lewis et ...
Aug 14, 2020 · Ecuadorian Culture 101. Ecuador’s culture is a mix of diverse traditions from the Andes, the Amazon, and the Pacific coast. As in all of Latin America, Spanish conquistadors forced Catholic traditions upon the Ecuadorian people, hence Catholicism is now ingrained in its national culture. About 40 to 65 percent of the population is mestizo ...
Oct 23, 2019 · 5 A New Kichwa Map (2010) Subsequent censuses continued to ask about language (Mayorga 2011 ). The 2001 Ecuadorian census counted 451,783 Kichwa speakers in the nation (Chisaguano 2006 ), while the most recent 2010 census (INEC 2010) resulted in a count of 591,448 Kichwa speakers, of whom 486,012 were in rural areas.
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] Achuar–Shiwiar. Awa–Cuaiquer.
