Ese Ejja

E505446

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

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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