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The AwaCuaiquerLanguage is a PastoLanguage of Colombia. SIL code: KWI. ISO 639-2: sai. Population: 20,000 in Colombia (1986 SIL). Population total both countries 21,000. Region: Pacific slopes of the Andes, Narino, from Ecuador border north, near Barbacoas. Alternate names: COAIQUER, QUAIQUER, KWAIKER, AWA, AWA PIT, CUAIQUER. Comments: Bilingual level estimates for Spanish are 0 55%, 1 30%, 2 10%, 3 5%, 4 0%, 5 0%. It is mainly women and children that are monolingual. Grammar. SOV. Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. Literacy rate in second language: Below 5%. Tropical forest. Mountain slope. Swidden agriculturalists. 200 to 300 meters. Bible portions 1979-1982. Also spoken in: Ecuador. (Language name: AWA-CUAIQUER.) Population: 1,000 in Ecuador (1991 Adelaar). Alternate names: AWA, CUAIQUER. Comments: More distantly related to Chachi and Colorado. Speakers call themselves 'Awa' in Ecuador. Bible portions 1979-1982.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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