Matawai Maroons
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The Matawai Maroons are a Maroon community in Suriname descended from escaped African slaves, known for their distinct Afro-Surinamese culture, language, and traditions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maroons | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afro-Surinamese people
ⓘ
Maroons ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalExpression |
Matawai music
NERFINISHED
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Matawai oral literature ⓘ Matawai textile arts ⓘ Matawai woodcarving ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Afro-Surinamese culture ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | distinct Maroon identity in Suriname ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
oral storytelling ⓘ ritual drumming ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | one of the smaller Maroon groups in Suriname ⓘ |
| diaspora |
Paramaribo
NERFINISHED
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urban areas of Suriname ⓘ |
| ethnicClassification | Maroon people of Suriname ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | African ⓘ |
| ethnicRelation |
Aluku Maroons
NERFINISHED
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Kwinti Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Ndyuka Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Paramaka Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Saramaka Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalActivity | resistance to slavery ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | escaped African slaves ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfFormation | 18th century ⓘ |
| language | Matawai language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Creole language
ⓘ
English-based creole ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized tribal group in Suriname ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
interior of Suriname
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upper Saramacca River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originRegion | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Maroon communities in Suriname ⓘ |
| populationGroupOf | Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sipaliwini District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedLanguage |
Ndyuka language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saramaccan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Afro-Surinamese traditional religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| socialStructure | matrilineal clans ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
hunting and fishing
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small-scale trade ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership |
captains
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granman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Maroons