Djoeka
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Djoeka, also known as Njuká, is a Maroon ethnic group in Suriname and French Guiana descended from escaped African slaves who established independent communities in the rainforest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Djoeka canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maroon ethnic group
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| alternateName | Njuká NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancestry | escaped African slaves ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | African diaspora in South America ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Guianas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicStatus |
minority group in French Guiana
ⓘ
minority group in Suriname ⓘ |
| established | independent communities ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn |
French Guiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | African ⓘ |
| formedBy | escaped slaves from plantations ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Atlantic slave trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalProcess | descended from escaped African slaves ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Creole languages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maroon peoples of the Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surinamese Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEnvironment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| region | French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Aluku
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kwinti NERFINISHED ⓘ Matawai NERFINISHED ⓘ Paramaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Saramaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Afro-American religions
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| settlementType | riverine communities ⓘ |
| socialClassification | Maroon ⓘ |
| traditionalHabitat |
interior of French Guiana
ⓘ
interior of Suriname ⓘ rainforest ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.