Paramaka Maroons

E611342

Afro-Surinamese people Maroons ethnic group

The Paramaka Maroons are a Maroon community in Suriname descended from escaped African slaves, known for their distinct Afro-Surinamese culture, language, and traditions.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Maroons	2
Pamaka Maroons	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Afro-Surinamese people ⓘ Maroons ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
colonialContext	Dutch Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalTrait	ancestor veneration ⓘ distinct funerary rites ⓘ maroon textiles and dress ⓘ matrilineal kinship elements ⓘ ritual drumming and dancing ⓘ traditional woodcarving ⓘ
culture	Afro-Surinamese culture ⓘ
demographicType	minority group in Suriname ⓘ
ethnicMinorityStatus	recognized ethnic group in Suriname ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	African ⓘ
ethnogenesisPeriod	18th century ⓘ
hasAutonomousInstitutions	yes ⓘ
hasDistinctIdentity	yes ⓘ
hasOralTradition	yes ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of Surinamese cultural heritage ⓘ
historicalProcess	maroonage ⓘ
historicalStatus	runaway slave community ⓘ
language	Pamaka language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Afro-Surinamese creole ⓘ Creole language ⓘ English-based creole ⓘ
mainArea	Marowijne River region NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Suriname ⓘ
migrationPattern	rural-to-urban migration to Paramaribo ⓘ
partOf	Maroon communities of Suriname ⓘ
region	Interior of Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedGroup	Aluku Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwinti Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Matawai Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Ndyuka Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Saramaka Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Afro-American religions ⓘ Christianity ⓘ
sharesHistoryWith	Atlantic slave trade NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialOrigin	escaped African slaves ⓘ
traditionalLeaderTitle	granman ⓘ
traditionalLivelihood	hunting and fishing ⓘ small-scale trade ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ
uses	Afro-Surinamese religious practices ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ndyuka Maroons → relatedEthnicGroup → Paramaka Maroons ⓘ

Pamaka language → usedBy → Paramaka Maroons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pamaka Maroons

Nanny of the Maroons → ethnicity → Paramaka Maroons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maroons

Second Maroon War → hasEthnicGroupInvolved → Paramaka Maroons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maroons