Ngöbe
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ngöbe canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.