Cuicatec people
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The Cuicatec people are an indigenous Mesoamerican group from Oaxaca, Mexico, known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture, and rich cultural heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cuicatec people canonical | 2 |
| Pochutla people | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| agriculturalSystem |
rainfed agriculture
ⓘ
terrace farming ⓘ |
| climateOfTerritory | semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
indigenous cosmology
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual ceremonies ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ traditional music ⓘ traditional textiles ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | numerically small indigenous group ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| facesIssue |
language shift to Spanish
ⓘ
migration ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Catholic feast day celebrations
ⓘ
Day of the Dead celebrations NERFINISHED ⓘ agricultural rituals ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | intangible cultural heritage (de facto, not UNESCO-listed) ⓘ |
| language | Cuicatec language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Oto-Manguean languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oaxaca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Madre de Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainMexicanState | Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | indigenous peoples of Oaxaca ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous people of Mexico ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Mexican government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern Mexico ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Chinantec people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mazatec people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mixtec people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
indigenous Mesoamerican religion ⓘ syncretic religion ⓘ |
| traditionalAgriculture |
beans cultivation
ⓘ
chili cultivation ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
adobe houses
ⓘ
stone houses ⓘ |
| uses | milpa system ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.