Locale Quz Ec

Reference data for the Quechua (Ecuador) locale — endonym Runashimi (Ecuador), written in the Latin script, left-to-right (LTR).

Identifiers

• BCP 47 tag: quz-EC
• ISO 639-1: not assigned
• ISO 639-3: quz
• Script: Latn (Latin)
• Region: EC (Ecuador)
• Text direction: ltr — left-to-right (LTR)

Speakers (approximate)

• L1 (native): 500,000
• L2 (additional): 100,000
• L1+L2 (total): 600,000

Pluralization

CLDR has no explicit plural rule defined for this language; it falls back to the root rule of a single other category (1 form) — every count uses the same word form, as in Japanese or Chinese.

See Unicode Messageformat for writing plural messages using these categories.

Translating into this locale

Apply Locale Quz Pe with caution to Quechua in Ecuador. The Quechua of Ecuador is called Kichwa and differs from Cusco Quechua in vocabulary, phonology, and spelling; the Ecuadorian standard is the Kichwa Unificado alphabet. Confirm whether the project targets Kichwa or Cusco Quechua.

• Variety: Ecuadorian Kichwa has its own alphabet (Kichwa Unificado), with sh, ch, ll, and k forms, and does not use many of the ejectives of Cusco Quechua. Use Kichwa resources, not Cusco resources.
• Formats: the US dollar is the official currency; decimal and thousands separators follow Ecuadorian Spanish practice (check CLDR quz-EC).
• Terminology: use Kichwa terms from Ecuadorian education authorities and Kichwa organizations.

Common pitfalls

• Using Cusco Quechua spelling for Ecuadorian Kichwa readers.
• Treating all Quechua varieties as one language.
• The general pitfalls in Locale Quz Pe also apply.

Learn more

• Locale for BCP 47 identifiers, locale-sensitive formatting, pluralization, and text-direction concepts that apply across all locales.
• Unicode Messageformat for writing plural/selection messages correctly for this locale's grammar.
• Ministerio de Educación del Ecuador, Kichwa Unificado standard