Proper noun
Quichua
Alternative form of Quechua (“language”)
By the mid-1970s, increasing numbers of Quichua speakers settled around some of the towns and missions of the Oriente. Source: Internet
Language main Most Ecuadorians speak Spanish, though many speak Amerindian language, such as Kichwa (also spelt Quichua), which is one of the Quechuan languages and is spoken by approximately 2.5 million people in Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru. Source: Internet
Quichua speakers (sometimes referred to as the Yumbos) grew out of the detribalization of members of many different groups after the Spanish conquest. Source: Internet