Kichwa is a Northern Quechuan language spoken in 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 and is based on the Chimborazo dialect.
Kichwa is also known as Cañar Highland Quichua or Quichua de la provincia de Cañar.
Kichwa was first documented in the 17th century by a Jesuit priest. It has been taught in some schools since the 1940s.
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