Marowijne River region

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The Marowijne River region is a remote, forested area along the Suriname–French Guiana border known for its significant Ndyuka Maroon communities and rich Afro-Surinamese cultural heritage.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border region ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
borderedBy Atlantic coastal zone ⓘ
Surinamese interior ⓘ
characterizedBy low population density ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
culturalRegionOf Afro-Surinamese religions ⓘ
Maroon traditions ⓘ
Ndyuka language ⓘ
environment dense forest cover ⓘ
humid tropical climate ⓘ
followsBorderWith Suriname–French Guiana border ⓘ
governedBy French Republic ⓘ
Republic of Suriname ⓘ
linked to: Suriname
hasCulturalPractice Maroon dance ⓘ
Maroon music ⓘ
Maroon oral traditions ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Afro-Surinamese diaspora ⓘ
linked to: Afro-Surinamese

Ndyuka people ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
river transport ⓘ
small-scale subsistence agriculture ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Aluku Maroons ⓘ
linked to: Aluku

Ndyuka Maroons ⓘ
hasHistoricalContext Maroon resistance to slavery ⓘ
legacy of slavery in Suriname ⓘ
hasNaturalFeature river islands ⓘ
river rapids ⓘ
hasNaturalResource tropical hardwood forests ⓘ
hasPart Marowijne River ⓘ
hasSettlementPattern linear riverine villages ⓘ
inhabitedBy Afro-Surinamese communities ⓘ
linked to: Afro-Surinamese

Maroon communities ⓘ
Ndyuka people ⓘ
knownFor Afro-Surinamese cultural heritage ⓘ
Ndyuka Maroon communities ⓘ
linked to: Ndyuka Maroons
languageUsed Dutch ⓘ
French ⓘ
Ndyuka language ⓘ
Sranan Tongo ⓘ
locatedIn French Guiana ⓘ
Suriname ⓘ
partlyIn eastern Suriname ⓘ
western French Guiana ⓘ
partOf Guiana Shield rainforest region ⓘ
interior of Suriname ⓘ
transportMode canoe travel ⓘ
river boats ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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

Ndyuka Maroons → primaryResidence → Marowijne River region ⓘ
Aukan → region → Marowijne River region ⓘ
Njuká → region → Marowijne River region ⓘ
Paramaka → locatedIn → Marowijne River region ⓘ
Pamaka → region → Marowijne River area ⓘ
linked to: Marowijne River region
Aukaans → region → Marowijne River area ⓘ
linked to: Marowijne River region
Paramaka Maroons → mainArea → Marowijne River region ⓘ
Djuka → region → Marowijne River area ⓘ
linked to: Marowijne River region
Paramaka people → region → Marowijne River region ⓘ
Uajana → spokenIn → Tapanahony River region, Suriname ⓘ
linked to: Marowijne River region