Pepel

E151360

The Pepel are an ethnic group of Guinea-Bissau, traditionally rice farmers and fishermen living mainly in the coastal and island regions of the country.

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Label Occurrences
Pepel canonical 3

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
alternativeName Papel ⓘ
Papel people ⓘ
linked to: Papel
associatedWith Guinea-Bissau ⓘ
colonialHistory lived under Portuguese colonial rule in Guinea-Bissau ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Guinea-Bissau ⓘ
countryLinguaFranca Guinea-Bissau Creole ⓘ
countryOfficialLanguage Portuguese ⓘ
culturalRegion Upper Guinea Coast ⓘ
linked to: Guinea Coast
hasMinorityPresenceIn Senegal ⓘ
The Gambia ⓘ
historicalActivity coastal trade ⓘ
salt production ⓘ
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
languageSpoken Papel language ⓘ
languageSubfamily Atlantic languages ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroups Balanta ⓘ
Bijagó ⓘ
Mancanha ⓘ
Manjaco ⓘ
postColonialStatus recognized ethnic group in Guinea-Bissau ⓘ
primaryLocation coastal regions of Guinea-Bissau ⓘ
islands of Guinea-Bissau ⓘ
region West Africa ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
socialOrganization village-based communities ⓘ
traditionalAgriculture wet rice cultivation ⓘ
traditionalEconomy small-scale fishing ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ
traditionalFoodStaple fish ⓘ
rice ⓘ
traditionalHousing thatched houses ⓘ
traditionalLivelihoodEnvironment coastal lagoons ⓘ
mangrove swamps ⓘ
river estuaries ⓘ
traditionalMusic dance music ⓘ
drumming ⓘ
traditionalOccupation fishermen ⓘ
rice farmers ⓘ
traditionalReligionFeatures ancestor veneration ⓘ
spirit worship ⓘ
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

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