Yucuna
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Yucuna are an Indigenous people of the Colombian and Brazilian Amazon, known for their Arawakan language, traditional riverine livelihoods, and rich ritual and cosmological traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yucuna canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature |
myths of origin
ⓘ
spirit beings associated with rivers and forests ⓘ |
| country |
Brazil
ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ |
| diet | fish-based diet ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facingIssue |
cultural change
ⓘ
language endangerment ⓘ territorial pressure ⓘ |
| hasCulture |
complex cosmology
ⓘ
rich ritual traditions ⓘ |
| hasKnowledge |
ethnobotanical knowledge
ⓘ
traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| hasReligion | traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
agricultural rituals
ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ initiation ceremonies ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Northern Arawakan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | indigenous language ⓘ |
| livesAlong | Amazon River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Bora peoples
ⓘ
Tukanoan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Arawakan-speaking peoples of the Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| region | Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
use of body paint in ceremonies
ⓘ
use of ritual dances ⓘ use of sacred songs ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
extended family groups
ⓘ
village-based communities ⓘ |
| speaks | Yucuna language ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
body painting ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
maize
ⓘ
manioc ⓘ plantains ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
gathering
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ riverine fishing ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| usesEnvironment |
floodplain forests
ⓘ
river systems ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.