Kichwa people

E39499

The Kichwa people are an Indigenous group of the Andes and Amazon regions, primarily in Ecuador and neighboring countries, known for their Quechuan language varieties, traditional agriculture, and rich communal cultural practices.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kichwa people canonical 19
Kichwa peoples 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
ethnic group
agriculturalPractice crop rotation
terrace farming
agriculturalProduct beans
coca (traditional use)
maize
potatoes
quinoa
continent South America
country Ecuador
culturalPractice minga (communal work)
ritual festivals
shamanism
traditional music
traditional weaving
ethnicGroupOf Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
language Kichwa
languageFamily Quechuan language family
surface form: Quechuan languages
locatedIn Amazon Basin
Andes
movement Indigenous rights movement in Ecuador
organization CONAIE
recognizedAs Indigenous nationality in Ecuador
region Amazon region of Ecuador
Sierra region of Ecuador
relatedEthnicGroup Aymara
surface form: Aymara people

Quechua people
religion Evangelicalism
surface form: Evangelical Christianity

Indigenous Andean religion
Roman Catholicism
socialOrganization ayllu
communal land tenure
subgroup Pastaza Kichwa
surface form: Napo Kichwa

Otavalo Kichwa
Pastaza Kichwa
Salasaca Kichwa
Saraguro Kichwa
traditionalClothing felt hat
pollera (skirt)
poncho
traditionalEconomy handicrafts
horticulture
pastoralism
subsistence agriculture
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kichwa spokenBy Kichwa people
Imbabura Kichwa spokenBy Kichwa people
Runashimi spokenBy Kichwa people
Pastaza Province ethnicGroup Kichwa people
Colombian Amazon region inhabitedBy Kichwa people
Orellana Province hasEthnicGroup Kichwa people
Curaray River hasIndigenousGroup Kichwa people
Saraguro Kichwa subgroupOf Kichwa people
Amazonian Kichwa spokenBy Kichwa people
Otavalo Canton ethnicGroup Kichwa people
Imbabura Province hasEthnicGroup Kichwa people
Otavalo people partOf Kichwa people
this entity surface form: Kichwa peoples
Tungurahua Province hasEthnicGroup Kichwa people
Saraguros partOf Kichwa people
this entity surface form: Kichwa peoples
Arajuno Canton hasIndigenousCommunity Kichwa people
Pastaza River region inhabitedBy Kichwa people
Putumayo indigenousGroupPresent Kichwa people
Guamote hasEthnicGroup Kichwa people
Indigenous peoples of the Andes majorEthnicGroup Kichwa people
this entity surface form: Kichwa peoples