Aluku

E301298

Aluku are a Maroon community in Suriname and French Guiana descended from escaped African slaves, known for their distinct culture, history of resistance, and relative isolation in the interior rainforest regions.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Aluku canonical 14
Aluku Maroons 13
Aluku Nenge 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf African diaspora community
Maroon community
ethnic group
continent South America
country France
Suriname
culturalPractice African-derived rituals
distinct music and dance
oral traditions
culturalRegion Guianas
demographicStatus minority group in French Guiana
minority group in Suriname
environment tropical rainforest
ethnicOrigin African
hasAncestry escaped African slaves
heritageStatus part of Afro-descendant heritage in the Americas
historicalActivity resistance against colonial authorities
historicalContext Atlantic slave trade
knownFor distinct culture
history of resistance to slavery
relative isolation
languageFamily Creole languages
locatedIn interior rainforest regions of French Guiana
interior rainforest regions of Suriname
migrationPattern historical movement between Suriname and French Guiana
partOf Maroon peoples of French Guiana
Maroon peoples of Suriname
region French Guiana
religion Afro-Surinamese traditional religion
Christianity
socialClassification Maroon
socialStructure clan-based organization
traditionalEconomy hunting and fishing
small-scale trade
subsistence agriculture

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (30)

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

Afro-Surinamese subgroup Aluku
Ndyuka Maroons relatedEthnicGroup Aluku Maroons
linked to: Aluku
Guiana Amazonian Park hasInhabitants Aluku Maroons
linked to: Aluku
Suriname creoles hasPart Aluku
Saramaka relatedGroup Aluku
Matawai relatedGroup Aluku
Ndyuka neighboringPeople Aluku
Saramaccan Maroons relatedGroup Aluku Maroons
linked to: Aluku
Suriname interior inhabitedBy Aluku Maroons
linked to: Aluku
Okanisi relatedGroup Aluku Maroons
linked to: Aluku
Aluku Djuka hasAlternativeName Aluku Nengee
linked to: Aluku
Aluku Djuka hasAlternativeName Aluku Nenge Tongo
linked to: Aluku
Aluku Djuka hasAlternativeName Aluku Nenge
linked to: Aluku
Aluku Djuka associatedWith Aluku Maroons
linked to: Aluku
Pamaka closelyRelatedTo Aluku
Eastern Maroon languages spokenBy Aluku Maroons
linked to: Aluku
Matawai Maroons ethnicRelation Aluku Maroons
linked to: Aluku
Kwinti Maroons relatedGroup Aluku Maroons
linked to: Aluku
Aukaans closelyRelatedTo Aluku
Marowijne River region hasEthnicGroup Aluku Maroons
linked to: Aluku
Paramaka Maroons relatedGroup Aluku Maroons
linked to: Aluku
Aluku people alsoKnownAs Aluku Maroons
linked to: Aluku
Aluku people ethnonym Aluku
Djuka relatedGroup Aluku Maroons
linked to: Aluku
Djoeka relatedEthnicGroup Aluku
Paramaccan relatedGroup Aluku