Bijagó
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The Bijagó are an indigenous ethnic group of the Bijagós Archipelago in Guinea-Bissau, known for their matrilineal social structure, distinctive rituals, and seafaring island culture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bijago | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalPractices | swidden rice farming ⓘ |
| artForms |
dance
ⓘ
music ⓘ ritual masks ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bijagós Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanOrganization | matrilineal clans ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| cosmology | strong relationship with sea and nature spirits ⓘ |
| country | Guinea-Bissau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalArea | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContinuity | maintains many precolonial traditions ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | recognized as part of Guinea-Bissau’s cultural diversity ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
palm wine production ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| genderRoles |
women control land and certain resources
ⓘ
women hold significant economic power ⓘ |
| historicalLifestyle | relatively autonomous island communities ⓘ |
| initiationRites | age-grade ceremonies ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | matrilineal descent ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive initiation rituals
ⓘ
island-based way of life ⓘ seafaring culture ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Atlantic–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Bijago language ⓘ |
| marriageSystem | matrilocal tendencies ⓘ |
| navigationSkills | traditional canoe seafaring ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Guinea-Bissau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRegion | coastal Guinea-Bissau ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Bijagós Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSpecialists | ritual leaders and diviners ⓘ |
| ritualLife | complex life-cycle ceremonies ⓘ |
| socialStructure | matrilineal ⓘ |
| subsistence |
fishing and shellfish collection
ⓘ
rice cultivation ⓘ |
| threats |
environmental change in coastal and island ecosystems
ⓘ
pressures from modernization and migration ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthority | councils of elders ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| usesEnvironment |
coastal marine resources
ⓘ
mangrove ecosystems ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bijago