Languages of Ecuador

22 languages of the index are spoken in Ecuador; 2 have official status (Spanish and Shuar). The country has about 16.9 m inhabitants (2022).

22 languages13 endangered or dormantSouth AmericaISO EC / ECU

Official languages

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
spaSpanishespañol	`spa`	Indo-European	+24	555.6 m	1 · National
jivShuar	`jiv`	Jivaroan-Cahuapanan		35,000	5 · Developing
kwiAwa PitKwaiker	`kwi`	Barbacoan		12,055	6b · Threatened
cbiCha'palaa	`cbi`	Barbacoan		10,000	6b · Threatened
mueMedia Lengua	`mue`	—		2,600	6b · Threatened
cofTsachila	`cof`	Barbacoan		2,300	6b · Threatened
conCofán	`con`	—		1,700	5 · Developing
aucWaorani	`auc`	—		1,650	6b · Threatened
seySecoyaPaikoka	`sey`	Tucanoan		1,200	7 · Shifting
snnSionaGantëya coca	`snn`	Tucanoan		550	7 · Shifting
anbAndoa	`anb`	Saparo–Yawan			10 · Extinct
zroZáparo	`zro`	Saparo–Yawan			8b · Nearly Extinct
acuAchuar	`acu`	Jivaroan-Cahuapanan			5 · Developing
ecsEcuadorian Sign Language	`ecs`	—			5 · Developing
tebTeteté	`teb`	Tucanoan			10 · Extinct
qugChimborazo Highland Quichua	`qug`	Quechua			5 · Developing
qxrCañar Highland Quichua	`qxr`	Quechua			6b · Threatened
qxlSalasaca Highland Quichua	`qxl`	Quechua			6a · Vigorous
qvzNorthern Pastaza Quichua	`qvz`	Quechua			6b · Threatened
qvjLoja Highland Quichua	`qvj`	Quechua			8a · Moribund
qviImbabura Highland Quichua	`qvi`	Quechua			5 · Developing
qvoNapo Lowland Quechua	`qvo`	Quechua			5 · Developing

22 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata