Afro-Belizeans

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Afro-Belizeans are Belizean people of primarily African descent whose culture blends West African, Caribbean, and Central American influences.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Afro-Belizeans canonical 4
Belizean Creole people 3
Belizean Kriol people 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Belizean people
ethnic group
citizenship Belize
continent North America
country Belize
cultureInfluence British colonial culture
Caribbean culture
Central American culture
West African culture
demographicGroupIn Belize
diasporaPresence Canada
Caribbean region
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
ethnicOrigin African
Caribbean
Central American
West African
historicalOrigin Atlantic slave trade
British Honduras colonial period
language Belizean Creole
surface form: Belizean Kriol English

English
Spanish
mainLanguageFamily English-based creole
majorityReligion Christianity
populationRegion Belize City
Belize District
Stann Creek District
Toledo District
region Caribbean
Central America
relatedEthnicGroup Afro-Caribbean people
surface form: Afro-Caribbeans

Afro-Latin Americans
surface form: Afro-Latinos

Creole people
Garifuna
religion Christianity
Evangelicalism
surface form: Evangelical Christianity

Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
significantMinorityIn Belize
traditionalCuisine boil up
fry jacks
rice and beans
stew chicken
traditionalMusic brukdown
calypso
reggae
usesCreoleIdentity yes

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Afro-Caribbean people hasSubgroup Afro-Belizeans
Afro-Vincentians relatedGroup Afro-Belizeans
Belizean Creole hasEthnicGroup Afro-Belizeans
this entity surface form: Belizean Creole people
Stann Creek District ethnicGroup Afro-Belizeans
Kriol hasEthnicGroup Afro-Belizeans
this entity surface form: Belizean Creole people
National Kriol Council of Belize ethnicGroupFocus Afro-Belizeans
this entity surface form: Belizean Kriol people
Belizean people ethnicComponent Afro-Belizeans
this entity surface form: Belizean Creole people