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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ngäbe people canonical | 6 |
| 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 (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kuna language
this entity surface form:
Guna people
subject surface form:
Kuna language
this entity surface form:
Guna people
this entity surface form:
Ngäbere people