Paya people
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The Paya people are an indigenous group of northeastern Honduras, known for their distinct language and culture and for resisting Spanish colonial expansion in the region.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | indigenous people ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
deforestation in northeastern Honduras
ⓘ
missionary activity ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pech
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pech people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialEncounterWith | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Honduras ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Colón Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gracias a Dios Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosquito Coast region NERFINISHED ⓘ Olancho Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentReligions |
Protestantism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| engagedIn | cultural revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Paya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDistinctCulture | true ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition | myths and legends about forest spirits ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfResistance | Spanish colonial era ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Paya language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern Honduras ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | Pech language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | indigenous peoples of Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining ⓘ |
| primaryCountryOfResidence | Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAsIndigenousGroupBy | Government of Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| resisted | Spanish colonial expansion ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | extended family groups ⓘ |
| subjectOf | ethnographic studies in Honduras ⓘ |
| traditionalCrafts |
basketry
ⓘ
textile production ⓘ woodworking ⓘ |
| traditionalCrops |
beans
ⓘ
cassava ⓘ maize ⓘ plantains ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
thatched roofs
ⓘ
wooden houses ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | animism ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ shifting agriculture ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet (for modern documentation) ⓘ |
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