Kichwa language

Kichwa
Kichwa
Kichwa Shimi, Runa Shimi
Native to	Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
Ethnicity	Quechua
Native speakers	450,000 (2008–2012)
Language family	Quechuan Quechua II Northern Kichwa; ; ;
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Ecuador
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; inb – Highland Inga; inj – Jungle Inga; qvo – Napo Lowland; qup – Southern Pastaza; qud – Calderón Highland; qxr – Cañar Highland; qug – Chimborazo Highland; qvi – Imbabura Highland; qvj – Loja Highland; qvz – Northern Pastaza; qxl – Salasaca Highland; quw – Tena Lowland
Glottolog	colo1257
ELP	Lowland Ecuadorian Quichua; Loja Quichua;
	Distribution of the Kichwa language.

Kichwa (Kichwa shimi, Runashimi, also Spanish Quichua) is a Quechuan language that includes all Quechua varieties of Ecuador and Colombia (Inga), as well as extensions into Peru. It has an estimated half million speakers.