Ngäbe people
E64359
The Ngäbe people are an Indigenous group of Central America, primarily living in Panama and Costa Rica, known for their distinct language, traditional dress, and subsistence farming culture.
Aliases (2)
- Guna people ×2
- Ngäbere people ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian people
→
Indigenous people → ethnic group → |
| alternativeName |
Guaymí
→
|
| alternativeSpelling |
Ngobe
→
Ngöbe → |
| autonym |
Ngäbe
→
|
| continent |
North America
→
|
| country |
Costa Rica
→
Panama → |
| culturalRegion |
Bocas del Toro Province
→
Chiriquí Province → Veraguas Province → |
| culturalTrait |
oral tradition
→
strong community organization → use of traditional medicine → |
| ethnonymInSpanish |
Ngäbe
→
|
| heritage |
pre-Columbian Indigenous cultures of Central America
→
|
| language |
Ngäbere language
→
|
| languageFamily |
Chibchan languages
→
|
| mainCrops |
beans
→
maize → plantains → rice → |
| notableFor |
distinct language
→
subsistence farming culture → traditional dress → |
| politicalStatusInPanama |
have semi-autonomous comarca
→
|
| populationCenter |
Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca
→
|
| primaryLocation |
Panama
→
|
| recognizedAs |
Indigenous people of Costa Rica
→
Indigenous people of Panama → |
| region |
Central America
→
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Buglé people
→
other Chibchan-speaking peoples → |
| religion |
Christianity
→
traditional Indigenous beliefs → |
| secondaryLocation |
Costa Rica
→
|
| socialStructure |
extended family networks
→
|
| traditionalDress |
brightly colored dresses for women
→
distinctive traditional clothing → handmade garments → |
| traditionalEconomy |
shifting cultivation
→
small-scale agriculture → subsistence farming → |
| traditionalHousing |
houses built with local materials
→
rural dispersed settlements → |
| traditionalLivelihood |
fishing
→
gathering wild foods → hunting → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Kuna language
("Guna people")
→
Ngobe → Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca → Ngäbere → Ngäbere language → |
ethnicGroup |
|
Guaymí
("Ngäbere people")
→
|
alternateName |
|
Ngobe
→
|
isSpokenBy |
|
Kuna language
("Guna people")
→
|
spokenBy |