Uru people

E674105

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.

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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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Andean languages ethnicGroup Uru people
Uros people ethnolinguisticGroup Uru people
this entity surface form: Uru peoples
Colla people relatedGroup Uru people