Guahibo

E378929

The Guahibo are an Indigenous people of the Llanos region in Colombia and Venezuela, known for their traditionally semi-nomadic lifestyle, distinct language, and deep connection to the Orinoco River basin.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Guahibo canonical 3
Guahibo Sikuani 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
clanStructure extended family groups ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
cosmology nature spirits ⓘ
shamanic journeys ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ
culturalArea Orinoco plains ⓘ
culturalPractice myth-telling ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
ritual dances ⓘ
diet fish ⓘ
game meat ⓘ
manioc ⓘ
plantains ⓘ
environment gallery forest ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
hasAutonym Wahibo ⓘ
hasVariantName Guajibo ⓘ
Sikuani (in some classifications) ⓘ
language Guahibo language ⓘ
languageFamily Guahiboan languages ⓘ
mainHabitat Orinoco River basin ⓘ
linked to: Orinoco Basin
neighboringIndigenousPeoples Cuiva ⓘ
Piaroa ⓘ
linked to: Piaroa people

Sikuani ⓘ
notableRiver Orinoco River ⓘ
region Llanos ⓘ
linked to: Los Llanos
religion animism ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ
right collective land rights (partially recognized) ⓘ
socialOrganization kin-based ⓘ
threat armed conflict ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
land dispossession ⓘ
oil exploitation ⓘ
traditionalCrafts basketry ⓘ
body painting ⓘ
weaving ⓘ
traditionalEconomy barter ⓘ
traditionalHousing communal houses ⓘ
traditionalLifestyle semi-nomadic ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence fishing ⓘ
gathering ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
transport dugout canoes ⓘ
usesBodyPaint achiote ⓘ
genipa dye ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Sikuani → relatedEthnicGroup → Guahibo ⓘ
Sikuani → alternativeName → Guahibo Sikuani ⓘ
linked to: Guahibo