Makushi people
E819509
The Makushi people are an Indigenous group of the Guiana Highlands in northern South America, known for their distinct language, traditional subsistence farming, and rich cultural practices tied to the rainforest and savanna environments.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Makushi language | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian people
ⓘ
Cariban language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| countryWithSignificantPopulation |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ritual dances
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| environmentalKnowledge |
rainforest ecology
ⓘ
savanna ecology ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | extended families ⓘ |
| language | Makushi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Cariban languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
basketry
ⓘ
body ornamentation ⓘ ceramics ⓘ hammock weaving ⓘ |
| partOf | indigenous peoples of the Guianas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat |
rainforest
ⓘ
savanna ⓘ |
| produces |
cassava bread
ⓘ
fermented cassava beverages ⓘ |
| region | Guiana Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Pemon people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taurepang people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based communities ⓘ |
| stapleCrop |
cassava
ⓘ
manioc ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief | spirit beings associated with forest and rivers ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
small-scale trade
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalHousingMaterial |
palm leaves
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| uses | bitter cassava processing ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.