Includes official and accepted business languages spoken in this country/economy.
Last Published: 8/2/2016

Ecuador’s official language is Spanish, but Quichua, the lingua franca of the Inca Empire, is spoken by many of the indigenous people. Nine additional indigenous languages are also spoken in Ecuador.  English is spoken in major visitor centers.

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