Meʼphaa people
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The Meʼphaa people are an Indigenous group of southern Mexico, primarily in Guerrero, known for their distinct culture, traditions, and language within the Oto-Manguean family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meʼphaa people canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| autonym | Meʼphaa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalExpression |
oral literature
ⓘ
ritual healing practices ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exonym | Tlapanec people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facingIssue |
land conflicts
ⓘ
linguistic endangerment ⓘ marginalization ⓘ |
| governedBy | traditional community assemblies ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
cargo system of civil-religious offices
ⓘ
communal land tenure ⓘ ritual festivals tied to agricultural calendar ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Meʼphaa community organizations in Guerrero ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Spanish colonization of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Costa Chica region of Guerrero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Madre del Sur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Meʼphaa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Tlapanecan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Oto-Manguean languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Amuzgo people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mixtec people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nahuas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ |
| region | southern Mexico ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rightsMovement | indigenous rights movement in Mexico ⓘ |
| state | Guerrero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ textile weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
beans
ⓘ
maize ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Mesoamerican religion ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.