Pepel

E151360

The Pepel are an ethnic group of Guinea-Bissau, traditionally rice farmers and fishermen living mainly in the coastal and island regions of the country.

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Pepel canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
alternativeName Papel
Papel
surface form: Papel people
associatedWith Guinea-Bissau
colonialHistory lived under Portuguese colonial rule in Guinea-Bissau
continent Africa
country Guinea-Bissau
countryLinguaFranca Guinea-Bissau Creole
countryOfficialLanguage Portuguese
culturalRegion Guinea Coast
surface form: Upper Guinea Coast
hasMinorityPresenceIn Senegal
The Gambia
historicalActivity coastal trade
salt production
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages
languageSpoken Papel language
languageSubfamily Atlantic languages
neighboringEthnicGroups Balanta
Bijagó
Mancanha
Manjaco
postColonialStatus recognized ethnic group in Guinea-Bissau
primaryLocation coastal regions of Guinea-Bissau
islands of Guinea-Bissau
region West Africa
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religions
socialOrganization village-based communities
traditionalAgriculture wet rice cultivation
traditionalEconomy small-scale fishing
subsistence farming
traditionalFoodStaple fish
rice
traditionalHousing thatched houses
traditionalLivelihoodEnvironment coastal lagoons
mangrove swamps
river estuaries
traditionalMusic dance music
drumming
traditionalOccupation fishermen
rice farmers
traditionalReligionFeatures ancestor veneration
spirit worship
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet

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