Uru people
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The Uru people are an indigenous group of the Altiplano region of Peru and Bolivia, traditionally known for living on floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca and maintaining distinct cultural and linguistic traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uru people canonical | 4 |
| Uru peoples | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | indigenous people ⓘ |
| climate | cold high-altitude climate ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Bolivia
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ |
| culturalChange | increasing sedentarization on the mainland ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
construction of floating islands
ⓘ
reed weaving ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCommonLanguage |
Aymara language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quechua language NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish language ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
handicrafts ⓘ reed boat construction ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| environment |
Lake Titicaca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
high-altitude lake ecosystem ⓘ |
| ethnonym |
Uros
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uru-Chipayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
recognized as indigenous people by Bolivia
ⓘ
recognized as indigenous people by Peru ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | pre-Inca population ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Uru–Chipaya languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altiplano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Titicaca region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Aymara people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quechua people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSettlement | Uros floating islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
indigenous peoples of Bolivia
ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Peru ⓘ indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining number of native Uru speakers ⓘ |
| region |
La Paz Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puno Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
indigenous Andean beliefs ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | family-based island communities ⓘ |
| traditionalDwelling | floating reed islands ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Chipaya language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uru language NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruquilla language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalMaterial | totora reeds ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
gathering lake resources
ⓘ
hunting water birds ⓘ |
| transport | reed canoes ⓘ |
| uses | reed boats ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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Uru peoples