Amuzgo people

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The Amuzgo people are an indigenous Mesoamerican group primarily inhabiting the border region of Guerrero and Oaxaca in southern Mexico, known for their distinct Oto-Manguean language and rich textile-weaving traditions.

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Amuzgo people canonical 12
Oto-Manguean peoples 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican people
ethnic group
indigenous people
autonymLanguage Amuzgo language
continent North America
country Mexico
culturalHeritage oral tradition
traditional dance
traditional music
culturalRegion Mesoamerica
ethnicMinorityIn Mexico
ethnolinguisticGroup Amuzgo
governedBy municipalities of Guerrero
municipalities of Oaxaca
hasSubgroup Guerrero Amuzgo
linked to: Northern Amuzgo

Northern Amuzgo
Oaxaca Amuzgo
Southern Amuzgo
linked to: Lower Amuzgo
historicalPeriod pre-Columbian era
linked to: Pre-Columbian era
indigenousTo Sierra Madre del Sur region
knownFor backstrap loom weaving
textile weaving
traditional clothing
language Amuzgo language
languageBranch Amuzgoan
linked to: Amuzgo language
languageFamily Oto-Manguean languages
languageStatus indigenous language of Mexico
locatedIn southern Mexico
neighboringPeoples Mixtec people
Nahua people
linked to: Nahua

Tlapanec people
partOf Oto-Manguean-speaking peoples
indigenous peoples of Mexico
primaryRegion Guerrero
Oaxaca
regionType border region of Guerrero and Oaxaca
religion Roman Catholicism
indigenous Mesoamerican religion
traditionalCraft cotton textiles
embroidered garments
handwoven huipils
traditionalEconomy subsistence agriculture
textile production
traditionalGarment huipil
rebozo
traditionalMaterial cotton
traditionalTechnique natural dyeing
UNESCOCategory intangible cultural heritage (textile traditions, potential)
usesWritingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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

Amuzgo ethnolinguisticGroup Amuzgo people
Mixtec people relatedEthnicGroup Amuzgo people
Region of Sierra Sur hasEthnicGroup Amuzgo people
Costa Chica of Oaxaca ethnicGroup Amuzgo people
Amuzgo language spokenBy Amuzgo people
Ñomndaa ethnicGroup Amuzgo people
Upper Amuzgo ethnicGroup Amuzgo people
San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo ethnicGroup Amuzgo people
Xochistlahuaca Amuzgo ethnicGroup Amuzgo people
Lower Amuzgo spokenBy Amuzgo people
Chontal of Oaxaca ethnolinguisticGroup Oto-Manguean peoples
linked to: Amuzgo people