Ipai people

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The Ipai people are an Indigenous group of Southern California, traditionally inhabiting the northern Kumeyaay territory around present-day San Diego County and maintaining distinct cultural, linguistic, and historical traditions.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Gabrielino people 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American people
arePartOf Diegueño peoples NERFINISHED
colonialExperience Mexican secularization period
Spanish missionization
United States reservation system
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalContinuity maintain distinct cultural, linguistic, and historical traditions
culture Kumeyaay culture
ethnicGroupOf Southern California
historicalInteraction Spanish missions in San Diego region
historicalPeriod pre-contact era of Southern California
language Ipai language
languageFamily Hokan (proposed)
Yuman language family
surface form: Yuman languages
neighboringGroup Cahuilla people NERFINISHED
Kumeyaay people NERFINISHED
Luiseño people NERFINISHED
Tipai people NERFINISHED
presentIn Barona Band of Mission Indians
Campo Band of Diegueño Mission Indians
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians NERFINISHED
Inaja-Cosmit Band of Diegueño Mission Indians
Jamul Indian Village of California
La Posta Band of Diegueño Mission Indians
Manzanita Band of Diegueño Mission Indians
Mesa Grande Band of Diegueño Mission Indians
San Pasqual Band of Diegueño Mission Indians
Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueño Mission Indians
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
recognizedAs Native American tribe (various federally recognized bands)
region Baja California–Southern California borderlands
California, United States
surface form: California
religion Protestant Christianity
Roman Catholicism
traditional Indigenous religion
subgroupOf Kumeyaay people NERFINISHED
traditionalCraft basketry
shell ornaments
stone tools
traditionalHousing domed brush houses
traditionalSubsistence acorn processing
fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalTerritory northern Kumeyaay territory
present-day San Diego County

Referenced by (3)

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

Takic peoples hasEthnicGroup Ipai people
this entity surface form: Gabrielino people
Yuman peoples hasPart Ipai people
Ipai language spokenBy Ipai people