Ikwadur / Ecuador / Equador
Is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border with Brazil. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) west of the mainland.
Ecuador straddles the equator, from which it takes its name, and has an area of 256,370 square kilometers (98,990 sq mi). Its capital city is Quito, which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the 1970s for having the best preserved and least altered historic center in Latin America. The country's largest city is Guayaquil. The historic center of Cuenca, the third largest city in the country, was also declared a World Heritage Site in 1999, for being an outstanding example of a planned inland Spanish style colonial city in the Americas. Ecuador is also home—despite its size—to a great variety of species, many of them endemic, like those of the Galápagos islands. This species diversity makes Ecuador one of the seventeen megadiverse countries in the world. The new constitution of 2008 is the first in the world to recognize legally enforceable Rights of Nature, or ecosystem rights.
Ecuador is a presidential republic and became independent in 1830, after having been part of the Spanish colonial empire and the republic of Gran Colombia. It is a medium-income country with an HDI score of 0.807 (2007), and about 38.3% of the people living below the poverty line.
History
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Geography
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Oficial name:
Republica del Ecuador
que: Ikwatur Mamallakta
Independence:
From Spain May 24, 1822
- from Gran Colombia May 13, 1830
Area:
272.045 km2
Inhabitants:
15.090.000
Languages:
Achuar-Shiwiar [acu] 2,000 in Ecuador. Ethnic population: 5,000 (2000). Pastaza and Bobonaza river areas, 7 villages. Alternate names: Achuar, Achual, Achuara, Achuale, Jivaro, Maina. Classification: Jivaroan
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Awa-Cuaiquer [kwi] 1,000 in Ecuador (1991 Adelaar). Ethnic population: 2,000 in Ecuador (2000). Extreme north, on the western slopes of the Andes, Colombia-Ecuador border, Carchi Province. Alternate names: Awa, Awapit, Cuaiquer. Classification: Barbacoan, Pasto
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Chachi [cbi] 3,450 (2000 SIL). Ethnic population: 3,500 to 5,000. North coastal jungle, Esmeraldas Province, Cayapas River and its tributaries (Onzole, Canandé, Sucio, Cojimíes, and others). Alternate names: Cayapa, Cha' Palaachi. Classification: Barbacoan, Cayapa-Colorado
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Cofán [con] 800 in Ecuador (2000 Juncosa). 800 monolinguals. Population total all countries: 1,400. Ethnic population: 1,500. Both sides of the Colombia and Ecuador border, Napo Province near Santa Rosa de Sucumbios, and down the Aguarico River about 80 miles. Sucumbios Province. 5 centers in Ecuador, and scattered places between. Also spoken in Colombia. Alternate names: Kofán, A'i, Kofane, A'ingae. Dialects: Chibchan with Western Tucanoan features (Ferndon, Borman), Barbacoan (J.A. Mason), or Jivaroan (Ruhlen 1987). Classification: Chibchan, Cofan
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Colorado [cof] 2,300 (2000 SIL). Ethnic population: 2,300 (2000 SIL). Northwestern jungle west of Quito, around Santo Domingo de los Colorados. Alternate names: Tsachila, Tsafiki. Classification: Barbacoan, Cayapa-Colorado
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Ecuadorian Sign Language [ecs] 188,000 (1986 Gallaudet Univ.). Dialects: Slight regional variants in sign languages. Some influences from USA Peace Corps, others from people educated in Spain or Argentina. Classification: Deaf sign language
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Epena [sja] 50 in Ecuador (2000 Wiebe). Town of Borbón. Northern Pacific Coast. Alternate names: Emberá-Saija, Epená, Saija, Epená Saija, Epéna Pedée, Southern Embera, Southern Empera, Cholo. Dialects: Basurudo. Classification: Choco, Embera, Southern
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Media Lengua [mue] 1,000 (1999 Peter Bakker). Population includes first- and second-language speakers. A few villages. Classification: Mixed Language, Spanish-Quechua
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Quichua, Calderón Highland [qud] 25,000 (1987 SIL). Ethnic population: 35,049 (2000 WCD). Calderón and Cayambe areas of Pichincha Province around Quito. Alternate names: Calderón Quichua, Pichincha Quichua, Cayambe Quichua. Dialects: Distinct from Chimborazo, Imbabura, Salasaca. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Quichua, Cañar Highland [qxr] 100,000 (1991 UBS). Southern highlands, Cañar Province. Dialects: Lexical differences and a strong sense of linguistic and cultural identity make separate literature necessary. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Quichua, Chimborazo Highland [qug] 1,000,000 (1990 UBS). Central highlands, Chimborazo and Bolivar provinces. Dialects of Cotopaxi and the rest of Tungurahua, large towns around Ambato not called Salasaca. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Quichua, Imbabura Highland [qvi] 300,000 (1977 SIL). Many monolinguals. Northern highlands, Imbabura Province. Alternate names: Otavalo Quichua. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Quichua, Loja Highland [qvj] 30,524 (2000 WCD). Northern area of Loja Province in southern highlands. Alternate names: Saraguro Quichua, Loja Quichua. Dialects: Close to Cañar Highland Quichua. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Quichua, Napo Lowland [qvo] 4,000 in Ecuador (2000 SIL). Ethnic population: 5,000 in Ecuador. Eastern jungle along the Napo, Aguarico, and Putomayo rivers, concentrated near schools. Alternate names: Ingano, Lowland Napo Quichua, Napo Quichua, Runa Shimi. Dialects: Santa Rosa Quechua. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Quichua, Northern Pastaza [qvz] 4,000 in Ecuador. Population total all countries: 6,000. Eastern jungle along Bobonaza and Conambo rivers, Pastaza Province. Tigre Quechua is in Peru. Also spoken in Peru. Alternate names: Bobonaza Quichua, Pastaza Quichua, Alama, Canelos Quichua, Sarayacu Quichua. Dialects: Tigre Quechua. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Quichua, Salasaca Highland [qxl] 14,331 (2000 WCD). South and east of Ambato in Tungurahua Province. At least 15 towns in the Salasaca area, not counting other varieties of Quichua. Alternate names: Salasaca Quichua, Tungurahua Quichua, Tungurahua Highland Quichua. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Quichua, Tena Lowland [quw] 5,000 (1976 SIL). Eastern jungle, Tena, Arajuno, Shandia area. Alternate names: Yumbo. Dialects: Napo, Pastaza and Tena Quichua understand each other's spoken language, but not written texts. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Secoya [sey] 290 in Ecuador. Population includes 170 Secoya Angotero, 120 Ecuadorian Siona. Population total all countries: 434. Ethnic population: 297 (1987 Vickers). Northeastern jungle Aguarico, Cuyabeno, and Eno rivers, near Colombian border. Also spoken in Peru. Dialects: Ecuadorian Siona, Angotero. Identical to Secoya in Peru. Ecuadorian Siona is distinct from Siona of Colombia. Classification: Tucanoan, Western Tucanoan, Northern, Siona-Secoya
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Shuar [jiv] 46,669 (2000 WCD). Ethnic population: 15,000 to 50,000 (Montaluisa). Southeastern jungle, Morona-Santiago Province. Alternate names: Jivaro, Xivaro, Jibaro, Chiwaro, Shuara. Classification: Jivaroan
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Siona [snn] 250 in Ecuador (2000 Juncosa). Putumayo River. Classification: Tucanoan, Western Tucanoan, Northern, Siona-Secoya
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Spanish [spa] 9,500,000 in Ecuador (1995). Alternate names: Castellano, Español. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian
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Waorani [auc] 1,650 (2004). Ethnic population: 1,400 (2000 SIL). Eastern jungle between the Napo and Curaray rivers. Alternate names: "Auca", Huaorani, Waodani, Huao, Sabela. Classification: Language Isolate
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Záparo [zro] 1 (2000 SIL). Ethnic population: 170 (2000 M. R. Wise SIL). Pastaza Province, Peru border, between the Curaray and Bobonaza rivers. Alternate names: Zápara, Kayapwe. Classification: Zaparoan Nearly extinct.
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Extinct languages
Tetete [teb] Extinct. Ethnic population: 3 (1969 SIL). Near the Colombian border, eastern jungle in Cofán area. Dialects: Close to Secoya but intelligible only with difficulty. Classification: Tucanoan, Western Tucanoan, Northern, Tetete
Capital city :
Quito
Meaning country name:
"Equator" in Spanish, as the country lies on the Equator.
Description Flag:
de Miranda described a letter he had received from Goethe on the theory of primary colours, explaining "First he explained to me the way the iris transforms the light into the three primary colours... then he said why Yellow is the most warm, noble and closest to the bright light; why Blue is that mix of excitement and serenity, so far that it evokes the shadows; and why Red is the exaltation of Yellow and Blue, the synthesis, the vanishing of the bright light into the shadows".
The patriotic symbolism ascribed to the colours is:
Yellow - wealth of agricultural and other resources in the country;
Blue - the ocean and the clear skies;
Red - the blood of those who died in gaining the country's freedom.
Coat of arms:
Condor - power and courage
Landscape - Chimborazo and Guayas River
Boat (the "Guayas") with a caduceus as mast - accord and trade
Golden Sun - pre-Colombian traditions
Zodiac signs - The Marcist revolution
Palm and Laurel leaves - Peace and dignity
In the background of the oval shield is the volcano Chimborazo, while the river originating from its base represents the Guayas. They both symbolize the beauty and wealth of the respective regions (Sierra or Costa). The ship on the river is named Guayas as well. In 1841 it was built in Guayaquil and was the first seaworthy steamship built on the South American west coast. Instead of a mast it features a Caduceus representing trade and economy. On top a golden sun surrounded by the astrological signs for Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer representing the months March to July to symbolize the duration of the March Revolution of 1845.
The Condor on top of the shield stretches its wings to symbolize power, greatness and strength of Ecuador. The shield is flanked by four flags of Ecuador. The laurel on the left represents the glory of the republic. The palm leaf on the right side is a symbol for peace. The Fasces below the shield represents the republican dignity.
History
The shield was introduced after the liberal revolution of 1845 but then flanked by white-blue-white flags which did replace the later reintroduced Tricolor. The coat of arms in its current form was approved by congress on October 31, 1900.
Motto:
"God, homeland and liberty"
National Anthem: Salve, Oh Patria
Coro
¡Salve, Oh Patria, mil veces! ¡Oh Patria,
gloria a ti! ¡Gloria a ti!
Ya tu pecho, tu pecho, rebosa
Gozo y paz ya tu pecho rebosa;
Y tu frente, tu frente radiosa
Más que el sol contemplamos lucir,
Y tu frente, tu frente radiosa
Más que el sol contemplamos lucir.
2da Estrofa
Los primeros los hijos del suelo
Que soberbio, el Pichincha decora
Te aclamaron por siempre señora
Y vertieron su sangre por ti.
Dios miró y aceptó el holocausto
Y esa sangre fue germen fecundo
De otros héroes que atónito el mundo
Vió en tu torno a millares surgir.
a millares surgir,
a millares surgir.
Coro
English translation
Chorus
O homeland, we greet you a thousand times!
Glory be to you, glory be to you!
Your breast, your breast overflows,
Joy and Peace from your breast overflow.
And your face, your radiant face,
We contemplate its brightness more than the sun,
And your face, your radiant face,
We contemplate its brightness more than the sun.
2nd verse
The worthy sons of the soil
Who magnificently adorned Pichincha,
They always declared you as their sovereign lady
And shed their blood for you.
God observed and accepted that sacrifice,
And this blood was the prolific seed
Of other heroes who amazed the world,
And in turn, of thousands arising around you.
Arising in thousands around you,
Arising in thousands around you.
Chorus
Internet Page: www.ecuador.com
ecuador in diferent languages
eng | afr | arg | ast | bre | dan | est | fin | glg | glv | hau | hun | ina | ita | lld | nld | nor | roh | ron | rup | sme | spa | swe | vor: Ecuador
dsb | eus | hsb | jav | pap: Ekuador
fao | hrv | isl | slv | tur: Ekvador
fry | mlt | pol | szl | zza: Ekwador
aze | bos | slo: Ekvador / Еквадор
cat | glv | por: Equador
crh | kaa | uzb: Ekvador / Эквадор
deu | ltz | nds: Ekuador / Ekuador; Ecuador / Ecuador
ces | slk: Ekvádor
kin | run: Ekwadore
bam: Ekuwadɔri
cor: Pow Ekwadorel
cym: Ecwador
epo: Ekvadoro
fra: Équateur
frp: Èquator
fur: Ecuadôr
gla: Eacuador
gle: Eacuadór / Eacuadór
hat: Ekwatè
ibo: Ekwadọ
ind: Ekuador / اكوادور
jnf: Êquateur
kmr: Ekvador / Әквадор / ئەکڤادۆر; Êkvador / Еквадор / ئێکڤادۆر
kur: Ekwador / ئەکوادۆر
lat: Aequatoria
lav: Ekvadora
lin: Ekwatéli
lit: Ekvadoras
mlg: Ekoatera
mol: Ecuador / Екуадор
msa: Ecuador / اكوادور
nrm: Équateu
oci: Eqüator
que: Ikwadur
rmy: Ekuador / एकुआदोर
scn: Ecuaturi
smg: Ekvaduors
smo: Ekuatoa
sqi: Ekuadori
srd: Ecuadòr
swa: Ekvado
tet: Ekuadór
tgl: Ekwador; Ekuwador
ton: ʻEkuatoa
tuk: Ekwador / Эквадор
vie: Ê-cu-a-đo
vol: Lekvadorän
wln: Ecwåteur
wol: Ekwadoor
abq | alt | che | chm | chv | kir | kjh | kom | krc | kum | oss | rus | tyv | udm: Эквадор (Ėkvador)
bul | mkd | ukr: Еквадор (Ekvador)
bak | tat: Эквадор / Ekvador
bel: Эквадор / Ekvador
kaz: Эквадор / Ekvador / ەكۆادور
kbd: Эквадор (Ăkvador); Экуадор (Ăkuador)
mon: Эквадор (Äkvador)
srp: Еквадор / Ekvador
tgk: Эквадор / اکودار / Ekvador
ara: الإكوادور (al-Ikwādūr); إكوادور (Ikwādūr)
ckb: ئەکوەدۆر / Ekwedor
fas: اکوادر (Ekvādor); اکوادور (Ekvādor)
prs: اکوادور (Ekvādōr)
pus: اکوادور (Ikwādor); اېکوادور (Ekwādor)
uig: ئېكۋادور / Ékwador / Эквадор
urd: ایکواڈور (Ækvāḋor)
div: އިކުއެޑޯ (Iku'eḋō)
heb: אקודור / אקוודור (Eqvadôr); אקוואדור (Eqvâdôr)
lad: איקואדור / Ekuador
yid: עקװאַדאָר (Ekvador)
amh: ኤክዋዶር (Ekwador); ኤኳዶር (Ekʷador)
ell-dhi: Εκουαδόρ (Ekoyadór)
ell-kat: Ἰσημερινός (Isīmerinós); Ἐκουαδόρ (Ekoyadór)
hye: Էկվադոր (Ēkvador)
kat: ეკვადორი (Ekvadori)
hin: इक्वाडोर (Ikvāḍor); इक्वेडोर (Ikveḍor); एक्वाडोर (Ekvāḍor)
ben: ইকুয়েডর (Ikuyeḍôr); ইকোয়াডর (Ikoyāḍôr)
pan: ਏਕਵੇਡਰ (Ekveḍar)
kan: ಈಕ್ವಡಾರ್ (Īkvaḍār)
mal: ഇക്വഡോര് (Ikvaḍōr)
tam: ஈக்குவடோர் (Īkkuvaṭōr); ஈக்வடார் (Īkvaṭār)
tel: ఈక్వడార్ (Īkvaḍār)
zho: 厄瓜多爾/厄瓜多尔 (Èguāduō'ěr)
jpn: エクアドル (Ekuadoru)
kor: 에쿠아도르 (Ekuadoreu); 에콰도르 (Ekwadoreu)
bod: ཨེ་ཁྲ་དོར་ (E.kʰra.dor.)
mya: အီက္ဝေဒော (Ikwedɔ̀)
tha: เอกวาดอร์ (Ēkwādɔ̄[r])
khm: អេក្វាឌ័រ (Ekvādŏr); អេក្វាទ័រ (Ekvātŏr)
Ikwadur / Ecuador / Equador
Is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border with Brazil. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) west of the mainland.
Ecuador straddles the equator, from which it takes its name, and has an area of 256,370 square kilometers (98,990 sq mi). Its capital city is Quito, which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the 1970s for having the best preserved and least altered historic center in Latin America. The country's largest city is Guayaquil. The historic center of Cuenca, the third largest city in the country, was also declared a World Heritage Site in 1999, for being an outstanding example of a planned inland Spanish style colonial city in the Americas. Ecuador is also home—despite its size—to a great variety of species, many of them endemic, like those of the Galápagos islands. This species diversity makes Ecuador one of the seventeen megadiverse countries in the world. The new constitution of 2008 is the first in the world to recognize legally enforceable Rights of Nature, or ecosystem rights.
Ecuador is a presidential republic and became independent in 1830, after having been part of the Spanish colonial empire and the republic of Gran Colombia. It is a medium-income country with an HDI score of 0.807 (2007), and about 38.3% of the people living below the poverty line.
History
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Geography
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Other Info
Oficial name:
Republica del Ecuador
que: Ikwatur Mamallakta
Independence:
From Spain May 24, 1822
- from Gran Colombia May 13, 1830
Area:
272.045 km2
Inhabitants:
15.090.000
Languages:
Achuar-Shiwiar [acu] 2,000 in Ecuador. Ethnic population: 5,000 (2000). Pastaza and Bobonaza river areas, 7 villages. Alternate names: Achuar, Achual, Achuara, Achuale, Jivaro, Maina. Classification: Jivaroan
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Awa-Cuaiquer [kwi] 1,000 in Ecuador (1991 Adelaar). Ethnic population: 2,000 in Ecuador (2000). Extreme north, on the western slopes of the Andes, Colombia-Ecuador border, Carchi Province. Alternate names: Awa, Awapit, Cuaiquer. Classification: Barbacoan, Pasto
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Chachi [cbi] 3,450 (2000 SIL). Ethnic population: 3,500 to 5,000. North coastal jungle, Esmeraldas Province, Cayapas River and its tributaries (Onzole, Canandé, Sucio, Cojimíes, and others). Alternate names: Cayapa, Cha' Palaachi. Classification: Barbacoan, Cayapa-Colorado
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Cofán [con] 800 in Ecuador (2000 Juncosa). 800 monolinguals. Population total all countries: 1,400. Ethnic population: 1,500. Both sides of the Colombia and Ecuador border, Napo Province near Santa Rosa de Sucumbios, and down the Aguarico River about 80 miles. Sucumbios Province. 5 centers in Ecuador, and scattered places between. Also spoken in Colombia. Alternate names: Kofán, A'i, Kofane, A'ingae. Dialects: Chibchan with Western Tucanoan features (Ferndon, Borman), Barbacoan (J.A. Mason), or Jivaroan (Ruhlen 1987). Classification: Chibchan, Cofan
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Colorado [cof] 2,300 (2000 SIL). Ethnic population: 2,300 (2000 SIL). Northwestern jungle west of Quito, around Santo Domingo de los Colorados. Alternate names: Tsachila, Tsafiki. Classification: Barbacoan, Cayapa-Colorado
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Ecuadorian Sign Language [ecs] 188,000 (1986 Gallaudet Univ.). Dialects: Slight regional variants in sign languages. Some influences from USA Peace Corps, others from people educated in Spain or Argentina. Classification: Deaf sign language
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Epena [sja] 50 in Ecuador (2000 Wiebe). Town of Borbón. Northern Pacific Coast. Alternate names: Emberá-Saija, Epená, Saija, Epená Saija, Epéna Pedée, Southern Embera, Southern Empera, Cholo. Dialects: Basurudo. Classification: Choco, Embera, Southern
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Media Lengua [mue] 1,000 (1999 Peter Bakker). Population includes first- and second-language speakers. A few villages. Classification: Mixed Language, Spanish-Quechua
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Quichua, Calderón Highland [qud] 25,000 (1987 SIL). Ethnic population: 35,049 (2000 WCD). Calderón and Cayambe areas of Pichincha Province around Quito. Alternate names: Calderón Quichua, Pichincha Quichua, Cayambe Quichua. Dialects: Distinct from Chimborazo, Imbabura, Salasaca. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Quichua, Cañar Highland [qxr] 100,000 (1991 UBS). Southern highlands, Cañar Province. Dialects: Lexical differences and a strong sense of linguistic and cultural identity make separate literature necessary. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Quichua, Chimborazo Highland [qug] 1,000,000 (1990 UBS). Central highlands, Chimborazo and Bolivar provinces. Dialects of Cotopaxi and the rest of Tungurahua, large towns around Ambato not called Salasaca. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Quichua, Imbabura Highland [qvi] 300,000 (1977 SIL). Many monolinguals. Northern highlands, Imbabura Province. Alternate names: Otavalo Quichua. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Quichua, Loja Highland [qvj] 30,524 (2000 WCD). Northern area of Loja Province in southern highlands. Alternate names: Saraguro Quichua, Loja Quichua. Dialects: Close to Cañar Highland Quichua. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Quichua, Napo Lowland [qvo] 4,000 in Ecuador (2000 SIL). Ethnic population: 5,000 in Ecuador. Eastern jungle along the Napo, Aguarico, and Putomayo rivers, concentrated near schools. Alternate names: Ingano, Lowland Napo Quichua, Napo Quichua, Runa Shimi. Dialects: Santa Rosa Quechua. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Quichua, Northern Pastaza [qvz] 4,000 in Ecuador. Population total all countries: 6,000. Eastern jungle along Bobonaza and Conambo rivers, Pastaza Province. Tigre Quechua is in Peru. Also spoken in Peru. Alternate names: Bobonaza Quichua, Pastaza Quichua, Alama, Canelos Quichua, Sarayacu Quichua. Dialects: Tigre Quechua. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Quichua, Salasaca Highland [qxl] 14,331 (2000 WCD). South and east of Ambato in Tungurahua Province. At least 15 towns in the Salasaca area, not counting other varieties of Quichua. Alternate names: Salasaca Quichua, Tungurahua Quichua, Tungurahua Highland Quichua. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Quichua, Tena Lowland [quw] 5,000 (1976 SIL). Eastern jungle, Tena, Arajuno, Shandia area. Alternate names: Yumbo. Dialects: Napo, Pastaza and Tena Quichua understand each other's spoken language, but not written texts. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, B
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Secoya [sey] 290 in Ecuador. Population includes 170 Secoya Angotero, 120 Ecuadorian Siona. Population total all countries: 434. Ethnic population: 297 (1987 Vickers). Northeastern jungle Aguarico, Cuyabeno, and Eno rivers, near Colombian border. Also spoken in Peru. Dialects: Ecuadorian Siona, Angotero. Identical to Secoya in Peru. Ecuadorian Siona is distinct from Siona of Colombia. Classification: Tucanoan, Western Tucanoan, Northern, Siona-Secoya
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Shuar [jiv] 46,669 (2000 WCD). Ethnic population: 15,000 to 50,000 (Montaluisa). Southeastern jungle, Morona-Santiago Province. Alternate names: Jivaro, Xivaro, Jibaro, Chiwaro, Shuara. Classification: Jivaroan
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Siona [snn] 250 in Ecuador (2000 Juncosa). Putumayo River. Classification: Tucanoan, Western Tucanoan, Northern, Siona-Secoya
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Spanish [spa] 9,500,000 in Ecuador (1995). Alternate names: Castellano, Español. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian
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Waorani [auc] 1,650 (2004). Ethnic population: 1,400 (2000 SIL). Eastern jungle between the Napo and Curaray rivers. Alternate names: "Auca", Huaorani, Waodani, Huao, Sabela. Classification: Language Isolate
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Záparo [zro] 1 (2000 SIL). Ethnic population: 170 (2000 M. R. Wise SIL). Pastaza Province, Peru border, between the Curaray and Bobonaza rivers. Alternate names: Zápara, Kayapwe. Classification: Zaparoan Nearly extinct.
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Extinct languages
Tetete [teb] Extinct. Ethnic population: 3 (1969 SIL). Near the Colombian border, eastern jungle in Cofán area. Dialects: Close to Secoya but intelligible only with difficulty. Classification: Tucanoan, Western Tucanoan, Northern, Tetete
Capital city :
Quito
Meaning country name:
"Equator" in Spanish, as the country lies on the Equator.
Description Flag:
de Miranda described a letter he had received from Goethe on the theory of primary colours, explaining "First he explained to me the way the iris transforms the light into the three primary colours... then he said why Yellow is the most warm, noble and closest to the bright light; why Blue is that mix of excitement and serenity, so far that it evokes the shadows; and why Red is the exaltation of Yellow and Blue, the synthesis, the vanishing of the bright light into the shadows".
The patriotic symbolism ascribed to the colours is:
Yellow - wealth of agricultural and other resources in the country;
Blue - the ocean and the clear skies;
Red - the blood of those who died in gaining the country's freedom.
Coat of arms:
Condor - power and courage
Landscape - Chimborazo and Guayas River
Boat (the "Guayas") with a caduceus as mast - accord and trade
Golden Sun - pre-Colombian traditions
Zodiac signs - The Marcist revolution
Palm and Laurel leaves - Peace and dignity
In the background of the oval shield is the volcano Chimborazo, while the river originating from its base represents the Guayas. They both symbolize the beauty and wealth of the respective regions (Sierra or Costa). The ship on the river is named Guayas as well. In 1841 it was built in Guayaquil and was the first seaworthy steamship built on the South American west coast. Instead of a mast it features a Caduceus representing trade and economy. On top a golden sun surrounded by the astrological signs for Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer representing the months March to July to symbolize the duration of the March Revolution of 1845.
The Condor on top of the shield stretches its wings to symbolize power, greatness and strength of Ecuador. The shield is flanked by four flags of Ecuador. The laurel on the left represents the glory of the republic. The palm leaf on the right side is a symbol for peace. The Fasces below the shield represents the republican dignity.
History
The shield was introduced after the liberal revolution of 1845 but then flanked by white-blue-white flags which did replace the later reintroduced Tricolor. The coat of arms in its current form was approved by congress on October 31, 1900.
Motto:
"God, homeland and liberty"
National Anthem: Salve, Oh Patria
Coro
¡Salve, Oh Patria, mil veces! ¡Oh Patria,
gloria a ti! ¡Gloria a ti!
Ya tu pecho, tu pecho, rebosa
Gozo y paz ya tu pecho rebosa;
Y tu frente, tu frente radiosa
Más que el sol contemplamos lucir,
Y tu frente, tu frente radiosa
Más que el sol contemplamos lucir.
2da Estrofa
Los primeros los hijos del suelo
Que soberbio, el Pichincha decora
Te aclamaron por siempre señora
Y vertieron su sangre por ti.
Dios miró y aceptó el holocausto
Y esa sangre fue germen fecundo
De otros héroes que atónito el mundo
Vió en tu torno a millares surgir.
a millares surgir,
a millares surgir.
Coro
English translation
Chorus
O homeland, we greet you a thousand times!
Glory be to you, glory be to you!
Your breast, your breast overflows,
Joy and Peace from your breast overflow.
And your face, your radiant face,
We contemplate its brightness more than the sun,
And your face, your radiant face,
We contemplate its brightness more than the sun.
2nd verse
The worthy sons of the soil
Who magnificently adorned Pichincha,
They always declared you as their sovereign lady
And shed their blood for you.
God observed and accepted that sacrifice,
And this blood was the prolific seed
Of other heroes who amazed the world,
And in turn, of thousands arising around you.
Arising in thousands around you,
Arising in thousands around you.
Chorus
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ecuador in diferent languages
eng | afr | arg | ast | bre | dan | est | fin | glg | glv | hau | hun | ina | ita | lld | nld | nor | roh | ron | rup | sme | spa | swe | vor: Ecuador
dsb | eus | hsb | jav | pap: Ekuador
fao | hrv | isl | slv | tur: Ekvador
fry | mlt | pol | szl | zza: Ekwador
aze | bos | slo: Ekvador / Еквадор
cat | glv | por: Equador
crh | kaa | uzb: Ekvador / Эквадор
deu | ltz | nds: Ekuador / Ekuador; Ecuador / Ecuador
ces | slk: Ekvádor
kin | run: Ekwadore
bam: Ekuwadɔri
cor: Pow Ekwadorel
cym: Ecwador
epo: Ekvadoro
fra: Équateur
frp: Èquator
fur: Ecuadôr
gla: Eacuador
gle: Eacuadór / Eacuadór
hat: Ekwatè
ibo: Ekwadọ
ind: Ekuador / اكوادور
jnf: Êquateur
kmr: Ekvador / Әквадор / ئەکڤادۆر; Êkvador / Еквадор / ئێکڤادۆر
kur: Ekwador / ئەکوادۆر
lat: Aequatoria
lav: Ekvadora
lin: Ekwatéli
lit: Ekvadoras
mlg: Ekoatera
mol: Ecuador / Екуадор
msa: Ecuador / اكوادور
nrm: Équateu
oci: Eqüator
que: Ikwadur
rmy: Ekuador / एकुआदोर
scn: Ecuaturi
smg: Ekvaduors
smo: Ekuatoa
sqi: Ekuadori
srd: Ecuadòr
swa: Ekvado
tet: Ekuadór
tgl: Ekwador; Ekuwador
ton: ʻEkuatoa
tuk: Ekwador / Эквадор
vie: Ê-cu-a-đo
vol: Lekvadorän
wln: Ecwåteur
wol: Ekwadoor
abq | alt | che | chm | chv | kir | kjh | kom | krc | kum | oss | rus | tyv | udm: Эквадор (Ėkvador)
bul | mkd | ukr: Еквадор (Ekvador)
bak | tat: Эквадор / Ekvador
bel: Эквадор / Ekvador
kaz: Эквадор / Ekvador / ەكۆادور
kbd: Эквадор (Ăkvador); Экуадор (Ăkuador)
mon: Эквадор (Äkvador)
srp: Еквадор / Ekvador
tgk: Эквадор / اکودار / Ekvador
ara: الإكوادور (al-Ikwādūr); إكوادور (Ikwādūr)
ckb: ئەکوەدۆر / Ekwedor
fas: اکوادر (Ekvādor); اکوادور (Ekvādor)
prs: اکوادور (Ekvādōr)
pus: اکوادور (Ikwādor); اېکوادور (Ekwādor)
uig: ئېكۋادور / Ékwador / Эквадор
urd: ایکواڈور (Ækvāḋor)
div: އިކުއެޑޯ (Iku'eḋō)
heb: אקודור / אקוודור (Eqvadôr); אקוואדור (Eqvâdôr)
lad: איקואדור / Ekuador
yid: עקװאַדאָר (Ekvador)
amh: ኤክዋዶር (Ekwador); ኤኳዶር (Ekʷador)
ell-dhi: Εκουαδόρ (Ekoyadór)
ell-kat: Ἰσημερινός (Isīmerinós); Ἐκουαδόρ (Ekoyadór)
hye: Էկվադոր (Ēkvador)
kat: ეკვადორი (Ekvadori)
hin: इक्वाडोर (Ikvāḍor); इक्वेडोर (Ikveḍor); एक्वाडोर (Ekvāḍor)
ben: ইকুয়েডর (Ikuyeḍôr); ইকোয়াডর (Ikoyāḍôr)
pan: ਏਕਵੇਡਰ (Ekveḍar)
kan: ಈಕ್ವಡಾರ್ (Īkvaḍār)
mal: ഇക്വഡോര് (Ikvaḍōr)
tam: ஈக்குவடோர் (Īkkuvaṭōr); ஈக்வடார் (Īkvaṭār)
tel: ఈక్వడార్ (Īkvaḍār)
zho: 厄瓜多爾/厄瓜多尔 (Èguāduō'ěr)
jpn: エクアドル (Ekuadoru)
kor: 에쿠아도르 (Ekuadoreu); 에콰도르 (Ekwadoreu)
bod: ཨེ་ཁྲ་དོར་ (E.kʰra.dor.)
mya: အီက္ဝေဒော (Ikwedɔ̀)
tha: เอกวาดอร์ (Ēkwādɔ̄[r])
khm: អេក្វាឌ័រ (Ekvādŏr); អេក្វាទ័រ (Ekvātŏr)