Ecuador: Kichwa speakers may disappear in one generation

691,000 Ecuadorians, according to the 2010 census, have a native language as their mother tongue, of which 591,448 are kichwahablantes. The speakers have less, 323, is the Andoa (spoken in the subwatershed Bobonaza and Pastaza river middle basin, border with Peru), followed Zápara: 367. The latter is in a critical situation, but not very different from the Kichwa, which could be the last generation that speaks your language. It’s that serious.
The Zápara Besides, what other language native to Ecuador is at risk of disappearing?, The question is born of a profound ignorance Carlos Yamberla, third secretary of the Foreign Service of the Foreign Ministry, answers to make clear a really bleak, “the Kichwa “. Figures such as this: “Only 5% of children up to 5 years living in Otavalo speak Kichwa”, confirm this. He said experts at a conference last week at the Foreign Ministry. Answers and figures like these get goosebumps. Read Article“>Read Article