Machigenga
E1026244
Machigenga are an Indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon, known for their traditional forest-based lifestyle, rich oral traditions, and distinct Arawakan language.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Machiguenga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matsiguenka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| autonym | Matsigenka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| countryRecognition | recognized as Indigenous people by the Peruvian state GENERATED ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
mythology about forest spirits
ⓘ
rich oral tradition ⓘ ritual music and song ⓘ |
| culturalTransmission | primarily oral ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facesIssue |
loss of traditional territory
ⓘ
pressure from logging ⓘ pressure from oil and gas exploration ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Cusco Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madre de Dios Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Manu River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Urubamba River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBilingualEducation | Spanish–Machiguenga programs in some communities ⓘ |
| language | Machiguenga language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Southern Arawakan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | indigenous language of Peru ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
maize
ⓘ
manioc ⓘ plantains ⓘ |
| populationTrend | affected by contact with outsiders ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| region | Peruvian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroups |
Asháninka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nomatsiguenga NERFINISHED ⓘ Yine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionType |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | small kin-based communities ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | largely subsistence-based ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
dispersed household settlements
ⓘ
thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalKnowledge | extensive ethnobotanical knowledge ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership | local headmen or community leaders ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering forest products ⓘ hunting ⓘ swidden horticulture ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
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