Ngäbe people

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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)

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

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