Angolar people

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The Angolar people are a distinct ethnic group of São Tomé and Príncipe, historically descended from escaped African slaves and known for their unique creole language and cultural traditions.

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Label Occurrences
Angolar people canonical 5

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf African diaspora community
ethnic group
ancestralOriginRegion Gulf of Guinea region
linked to: Gulf of Guinea

West Central Africa
linked to: Central Africa
associatedWithEvent slave resistance on São Tomé
colonialLanguageContact Portuguese
continent Africa
country São Tomé and Príncipe
culturalInfluence Bantu cultures
Portuguese colonial culture
other Gulf of Guinea island cultures
culturalTrait distinct creole language
distinct musical practices
maritime culture
oral storytelling traditions
ritual dances
demographicStatus minority group in São Tomé and Príncipe
ethnicMinorityStatus recognized ethnic minority in São Tomé and Príncipe
ethnogenesis descendants of escaped African slaves
hasEndonym Ngola
heritageStatus bearers of intangible cultural heritage of São Tomé and Príncipe
historicalOrigin runaway slave communities
historicalReputation resistance to colonial slavery
language Angolar Creole
languageFamily Gulf of Guinea Creole
Portuguese-based creole
partOf population of São Tomé and Príncipe
primaryLocation island of Príncipe
island of São Tomé
linked to: São Tomé
relatedEthnicGroup Cape Verdean people
Forro people
Principense people
other Afro-Portuguese creole peoples
religion Christianity
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
settlementPattern coastal villages
fishing communities
sociolinguisticStatus Angolar Creole is considered endangered
linked to: Angolar Creole
traditionalEconomicActivity fishing
palm oil production
subsistence agriculture
traditionalKnowledge local ecological knowledge of coastal environments
seafaring skills
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (5)

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

Angolar hasEthnicGroup Angolar people
Angolar Creole spokenBy Angolar people
São Tomé demographicsGroup Angolar people
Angolar community ethnicIdentity Angolar people
Ngola alternativeNameOf Angolar people