Guarani peoples
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The Guarani peoples are an indigenous group of South America, primarily inhabiting regions of Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia, known for their distinct language, rich cultural traditions, and historical influence on the region’s identity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
→
indigenous people → |
| continent |
South America
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|
| country |
Argentina
→
Bolivia → Brazil → Paraguay → |
| culturalPractice |
communal land use
→
shamanism → shifting cultivation → slash-and-burn agriculture → yerba mate cultivation → |
| historicalEvent |
Jesuit reductions in Paraguay
→
|
| historicalInteraction |
Jesuit missionaries
→
Portuguese colonizers → Spanish colonizers → |
| influenced |
Paraguayan culture
→
Paraguayan national identity → regional toponymy in South America → |
| language |
Guarani language
→
|
| languageFamily |
Tupian languages
→
|
| languageStatus |
co-official language of Paraguay (Guarani)
→
|
| region |
Gran Chaco
→
Paraná River basin → |
| religion |
Protestantism
→
Roman Catholicism → traditional Guarani religion → |
| socialOrganization |
extended family groups
→
village communities → |
| struggle |
environmental conservation
→
land rights → protection of ancestral territories → |
| subgroup |
Chiriguano (Ava Guarani)
→
Kaiowá Guarani → Mbyá Guarani → Paraguayan Guarani → Ñandeva Guarani → |
| threat |
agribusiness expansion
→
deforestation → land dispossession → |
| traditionalArt |
basketry
→
dance → featherwork → music → wood carving → |
| traditionalCrop |
beans
→
maize → manioc → squash → |
| traditionalFood |
chipa
→
mbeyú → tereré → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata region
("Indigenous peoples of the Río de la Plata region")
→
Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata region ("Guaraní peoples") → |
participant |
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Guaraní
("Guaraní people")
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ethnicGroupAssociated |
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Guaraní
("Mbyá Guaraní")
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hasVariety |
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Pre-Columbian era
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includesCivilization |