Saraguros

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The Saraguros ( Spanish ; Kichwa : Sarakuru ) are an ethnic group of the Kichwa in the Ecuadorian province of Loja , especially in the canton of Saraguro , whose capital of the same name is named after them.

The origin of the name is unknown. In Kichwa , sarakuru means corn worm, which is an unlikely explanation for the name. Another, also rather improbable, derivation is sara quri , "corn gold".

The Saraguros are - according to their own tradition - the descendants of resettlers ( mitmakkuna ) who were settled in the area by the Incas under Tupaq Yupanki after his victory over the Paltas people . Due to the similarity of clothing, it is assumed that the ancestors of the resettlers belonged to the Pakillapa (Spanish Paquizhapas) ethnic group in the Urdaneta area in Bolivia .

The Saraguros are politically organized in the association SAKIRTA ( Saraguro Kichwa Runakunapak Jatun Tantanakuy , Spanish CORPUKIS - Corporación de pueblos kichwas de Saraguro ), which in turn is a member of ECUARUNARI .

The Kichwa has been displaced by Spanish among the Saraguros in recent decades . In recent years, SAKIRTA programs have introduced bilingual intercultural education to stop and reverse the loss of language . The standard Kichwa (Shukllachishka Kichwa) is used, which differs from the local dialect in some features.

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