Inga Kichwa
Encyclopedia
Inga Kichwa is a Quechua language spoken in the Colombia
n Putumayo
region by the Inga people
. There are two dialects: Highland Inga, spoken in the Sibundoy
valley; and Jungle Inga, spoken on the Putumayo
and Japurá River
s. Inga Kichwa belongs to Quechua II subgroup Kichwa
(Chinchay).
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n Putumayo
Putumayo Department
Putumayo is a department of Colombia. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Ecuador and Peru. Its capital is Mocoa.The word putumayo comes from the Quechua language. The verb putuy means "to spring forth" or "to burst out", and mayo is a variant of mayu, meaning river...
region by the Inga people
Inga people
The Inga People are an indigenous ethnic group from the Southwest region of Colombia.They speak a dialect of Quechua known as Inga Kichwa. Almost all Inga people are bi-lingual in Inga and Spanish, which has caused fear that the Inga language might be an endangered language.Many today live...
. There are two dialects: Highland Inga, spoken in the Sibundoy
Sibundoy
Sibundoy is a town and municipality located in the Putumayo Department, Republic of Colombia.This town existed well before the Spanish came in 1534. The Incan under Huayna Cápac conquered the local people in 1492 and established a Quechua-speaking settlement. The descendants of these people are the...
valley; and Jungle Inga, spoken on the Putumayo
Putumayo River
The Içá or Putumayo River is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River, west of and parallel to the Yapura. It forms part of Colombia's border with Ecuador, as well as most of the frontier with Peru...
and Japurá River
Japurá River
The Japurá River or Caquetá River is a river about long rising as the Caquetá River in the Andes in the Southwest of Colombia. It flows southeast into Brazil, where it is called the Japurá. The Japurá enters the Amazon River through a network of channels...
s. Inga Kichwa belongs to Quechua II subgroup Kichwa
Kichwa
Kichwa is a Quechuan language, and includes all Quechua varieties spoken in Ecuador and Colombia by approximately 2,500,000 people...
(Chinchay).