Aluku people
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The Aluku people are a Maroon community in French Guiana and Suriname, descended from escaped African slaves and known for their distinct language and Afro-Surinamese cultural traditions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maroons
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aluku Maroons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boni NERFINISHED ⓘ Boni Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm |
calabash carving
ⓘ
textile arts ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| conflict | Boni Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Maroon dance traditions
ⓘ
ancestor veneration ⓘ ritual drum music ⓘ |
| culturalTradition |
Afro-Surinamese culture
ⓘ
Maroon culture ⓘ |
| diasporaType | transatlantic slave trade diaspora ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn |
French Guiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | African ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Aluku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the Maroon heritage of the Guianas ⓘ |
| historicalLeader | Boni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalProcess |
formed through marronage
ⓘ
formed through slave resistance ⓘ |
| language | Aluku language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Afro-Surinamese creole
ⓘ
Creole language ⓘ English-based creole ⓘ |
| legalStatusInFrance | recognized ethnic minority in French Guiana ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Guiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRiver | Maroni River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Ndyuka people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saramaka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| primaryAncestry | descendants of escaped African slaves ⓘ |
| region | Upper Maroni River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Afro-American folk religion
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| settlementPattern | riverine villages ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | matrilineal clans ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
hunting and fishing
ⓘ
river trade ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | wooden houses ⓘ |
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