us ▁in ▁turn ▁const itute ▁territorial ▁cl ans , ▁based ▁on ▁common ▁ancest ry . ▁Un like ▁other ▁sub groups , ▁the ▁Nap o ▁K ich wa ▁maintain ▁less ▁eth nic ▁du ality ▁of ▁acc ultur ated ▁n atives ▁or ▁Christians . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁powerful ▁protest ▁of ▁the ▁Amazon ian ▁K ich was ▁held ▁in ▁Past aza ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁E cuador ian ▁state ▁handed ▁over ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁ 1 , 1 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁hect ares ▁( ha ) ▁of ▁land ▁for ▁their ▁use . ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁groups : ▁ ▁The ▁In ca ▁people ▁who ▁established ▁the ▁In can ▁emp ire ▁and ▁colon ized ▁the ▁Qu ij os . ▁ ▁The ▁Ch anka ▁people ▁from ▁Hu anc avel ica ▁and ▁Ay ac uch o , ▁Peru . ▁ ▁The ▁Inga ▁people ▁from ▁Colombia , ▁who ▁speak ▁a ▁closely ▁related ▁K ich wa . ▁ ▁The ▁H uan ca ▁people ▁from ▁Jun in , ▁Peru . ▁ ▁The ▁Qu ij os ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁Eastern ▁low lands ▁of ▁E cuador . ▁ ▁Language ▁ ▁Amazon ian ▁K ich wa ▁( K ich wa ▁sh imi , ▁Run ash imi ; ▁" run a " ▁= ▁people , ▁" sh imi " ▁= ▁language ) ▁is ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Que ch uan ▁dialect s ▁including ▁vari eties ▁in ▁E cuador , ▁Colombia ▁and ▁Peru . ▁The ▁name ▁" K ich wa " ▁reflect s ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁ph on etic ▁mid - v