Ayta

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Ayta are an indigenous people of the Philippines, traditionally semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers known for their distinct languages, dark complexion, and rich forest-based culture.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Ayta Ambala 3
Ambala Ayta 2
Ayta canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous people
affectedBy Mount Pinatubo eruption of 1991
linked to: Mount Pinatubo
continent Asia
country Philippines
culturalPractice oral tradition
ritual healing
shamanism
traditional dance
traditional music
ethnolinguisticGroupOf Philippines
facesIssue cultural assimilation
land dispossession
loss of ancestral domain
poverty
hasSubgroup Ayta Abellen
Ayta Ambala
linked to: Ayta

Ayta Mag-antsi
Ayta Mag-indi
linked to: Ayta Mag-Indi

Ayta Magbukun
knownFor curly hair
dark complexion
distinct languages
forest-based culture
languageFamily Aeta languages
Austronesian languages
Sambalic languages
locatedIn Bataan
Bulacan
Central Luzon
Luzon
Nueva Ecija
Pampanga
Tarlac
Zambales
recognizedAs indigenous cultural community in the Philippines
religion Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
animism
socialOrganization small kin-based bands
traditionalDwelling bamboo houses
temporary shelters
traditionalEconomy barter
traditionalLifestyle semi-nomadic
traditionalReligion ancestor worship
spirit worship
traditionalSubsistence fishing
foraging
hunter-gatherer
hunting
swidden agriculture

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Central Luzon languages hasMajorLanguage Ayta Ambala
linked to: Ayta
Central Luzon languages hasMajorLanguage Ayta Tayabas
linked to: Ayta
Central Luzon languages hasMajorLanguage Ayta Umiray
linked to: Ayta
Central Luzon languages hasMajorLanguage Ambala Ayta
linked to: Ayta
Aeta people relatedGroup Ayta Ambala
linked to: Ayta
Aeta languages include Ambala Ayta
linked to: Ayta
Ayta hasSubgroup Ayta Ambala
linked to: Ayta