Papel ethnic community

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The Papel ethnic community is a West African people, primarily found in Guinea-Bissau and neighboring regions, known for their distinct cultural traditions and use of the Papel language.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Papel ethnic community canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf West African people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
associatedWith Guinea-Bissau Creole ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Guinea-Bissau ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ
The Gambia ⓘ
culturalCharacteristic distinct cultural traditions ⓘ
culturalPractice communal festivals ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
demographicStatus indigenous people of Guinea-Bissau ⓘ
ethnicMinorityIn Guinea-Bissau ⓘ
ethnonym Papel ⓘ
geographicZone Upper Guinea Coast ⓘ
linked to: Guinea Coast
hasEndonym Papel ⓘ
hasExonym Pepel ⓘ
hasOralTradition yes ⓘ
language Papel language ⓘ
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
languageSubfamily Atlantic languages ⓘ
linguisticStatus minority language community in Guinea-Bissau ⓘ
locatedIn coastal areas of Guinea-Bissau ⓘ
neighboringPresence Senegal ⓘ
The Gambia ⓘ
partOf ethnic groups of Guinea-Bissau ⓘ
primaryRegion Guinea-Bissau ⓘ
region West Africa ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
sharesRegionWith Balanta people ⓘ
Mancanha people ⓘ
Manjaco people ⓘ
traditionalAuthority local chiefs ⓘ
traditionalLivelihood agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ
traditionalMusic dance ⓘ
drumming ⓘ
traditionalReligionElement ancestor veneration ⓘ
spirit beliefs ⓘ
traditionalSocialStructure village-based communities ⓘ
usesScript Latin script ⓘ

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

Papel language → usedBy → Papel ethnic community ⓘ
subject linked to: Papel