Ngöbe

E324738

Ngöbe refers to the Indigenous Ngäbe people of Panama and Costa Rica, known for their distinct language, culture, and traditional way of life in the region’s highlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
ethnic group
alsoSpeak Spanish
alternateName Guaymí
Ngäbe
autonomousRegion Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca
surface form: Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé
colonialExperience Spanish colonization
commonEmployment agricultural wage labor
continent North America
culturalFeature distinct oral traditions
traditional music and dance
use of natural dyes in crafts
ethnonymLanguage Ngäbere
historicalRegion pre-Columbian Costa Rica
pre-Columbian Panama
languageFamily Chibchan languages
languageSpoken Ngäbere language
legalStatusInPanama recognized Indigenous people
migrationPattern seasonal labor migration
neighboringIndigenousGroup Buglé people
politicalRepresentation Indigenous congresses in Panama
populationCenter Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca
surface form: Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé
primaryCountry Panama
region Central America
religion syncretic Christianity
traditional animist beliefs
rightsIssue environmental conflicts
hydroelectric dam opposition
land rights
secondaryCountry Costa Rica
selfIdentification Ngäbe
socialOrganization community-based leadership
extended family groups
traditionalCraft basketry
beadwork
chácaras (woven bags)
traditionalCrops beans
maize
plantains
root crops
traditionalDress naguas (women’s dresses)
traditionalEconomy small-scale farming
subsistence agriculture
traditionalHabitat Bocas del Toro Province
surface form: Bocas del Toro region

Chiriquí Province
surface form: Chiriquí province

Cordillera Central
Chiriquí Highlands
surface form: Panamanian highlands

Veraguas Province
surface form: Veraguas province

southern Costa Rica highlands
UNRecognition recognized as Indigenous people of Panama and Costa Rica

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