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Cayapa Indian Language (Cha'palaachi, Chachi, Chachilla)

Cayapa is a Barbacoan language of South America, spoken by about 7000 people in northern Ecuador. Cayapa is a case-marking language with SOV word order.

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Cayapa Language Resources

Cayapa Vocabulary:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Cayapa language.

Cayapa Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Cayapa words.

Cayapa Numbers:
Learn how to count in the Cayapa language.

Chachi Language

Chachi Phonology

Chachi Grammar

Chachi Text

Chachi Bible Translation:
Scanned-in Chachi (Cayapa) language materials from the Rosetta Project.

Cha'palaachi Alphabet:
Phonological inventory of Cayapa, with a sample text.

Human Rights: Cha'paala:
Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into Cayapa.

Language Museum: Chachi:
Bible passage in Cayapa.

Lengua Kayapa:
Brief Cayapa language information in Spanish.

House of Languages: Chachí
Information about Chachi language usage.

Ethnologue: Cayapa:
Demographic information on the Cayapa language.

Cha'palaachi Language Tree:
Theories about Cha'palaachi's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Cayapa Language Structures:
Cha'palaachi linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Cayapa Culture and History

Indigenous Groups of Ecuador:
Map showing where in South America the Chachi (Cayapa) people live.

Chachi/Cayapa people:
Encyclopedia articles on the Cayapa Indians.

Los Cayapa

Cayapas

Los Cayapa:

Etnia Chachi:
Information about the Cayapa tribe in Spanish.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Wikipedia: Cha'palaachi:
Encyclopedia articles on the Cha'palaachi language.

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