Ese Ejja

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The Ese Ejja are an indigenous people of the Amazon Basin, traditionally living along rivers in southeastern Peru and northern Bolivia, known for their fishing-based livelihood and distinct language and culture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ese Ejja canonical 3
Ese Eja 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Amazonian language ⓘ
Amerindian people ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Bolivia ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
countryMinorityStatus indigenous minority in Bolivia ⓘ
indigenous minority in Peru ⓘ
culturalPractice oral tradition ⓘ
ritual use of songs ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ
culturalRegion Western Amazon ⓘ
diet cultivated crops ⓘ
game meat ⓘ
river fish ⓘ
environment tropical rainforest ⓘ
geographicFeatureAssociation Beni River ⓘ
Madre de Dios River ⓘ
Tambopata River ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Chama ⓘ
Guarayo (historical usage) ⓘ
language Ese Ejja language ⓘ
languageFamily Tacanan languages ⓘ
notableEconomicActivity commercial fishing ⓘ
sale of forest products ⓘ
primaryRegion Amazon Basin ⓘ
recognizedAs indigenous people by Bolivian state ⓘ
indigenous people by Peruvian state ⓘ
region northern Bolivia ⓘ
southeastern Peru ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Araona people ⓘ
Cavinena people ⓘ
Tacana people ⓘ
religion animism ⓘ
indigenous belief system ⓘ
selfDesignation Ece'je ⓘ
Ese Eja ⓘ
linked to: Ese Ejja
socialOrganization kin-based communities ⓘ
traditionalEconomy subsistence economy ⓘ
traditionalHousing stilted houses or raised dwellings ⓘ
traditionalSettlementPattern villages along rivers ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence fishing ⓘ
gathering ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
typicalHabitat riverine environment ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Southeastern Peru → hasIndigenousPeoples → Ese Ejja ⓘ
subject linked to: southeastern Peru
Ese Ejja → selfDesignation → Ese Eja ⓘ
linked to: Ese Ejja
Tacana → neighboringLanguage → Ese Ejja ⓘ
Ese Ejja people → autonym → Ese Eja ⓘ
linked to: Ese Ejja
Ese Ejja language → ethnicGroup → Ese Ejja ⓘ