Chipaya people

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The Chipaya people are an indigenous Andean group of Bolivia known for their distinct Uru-Chipaya language and traditional high-altitude pastoralist lifestyle.

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Chipaya people canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous people
continent South America
country Bolivia
culturalPractice agricultural festivals
camelid-related rituals
ritual offerings to mountains
culturalRegion Andean culture area
linked to: Andes cultural area
environment Altiplano
linked to: Altiplano plateau

high-altitude plateau
ethnicity Chipaya
governance indigenous community authorities
heritageStatus bearers of Uru cultural traditions
language Uru-Chipaya language
languageFamily Uru–Chipaya languages
languageStatus endangered language community
locatedIn Andes
Oruro Department
Sabaya Province
linked to: Sica Sica Province
near Coipasa Salt Flat
linked to: Salar de Coipasa

Lauca River
populationStatus endangered ethnic group
small population
recognizedAs indigenous people of Bolivia
relatedEthnicGroup Uru people
Uru-Chipaya people
linked to: Uru people
religion Andean indigenous beliefs
Roman Catholicism
syncretic Catholic-Andean practices
threat climate change
language shift to Spanish
loss of traditional livelihoods
out-migration
traditionalClothing handwoven garments
pollera skirts
ponchos
traditionalEconomy alpaca herding
camelid herding
llama herding
subsistence agriculture
traditionalFoodProduction potato cultivation
quinoa cultivation
traditionalHousing circular adobe houses
thatch-roofed houses
traditionalLifestyle pastoralism
uses Aymara language
linked to: Aymara

Spanish language
linked to: Spanish

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Andean languages ethnicGroup Chipaya people
Uru-Chipaya language spokenBy Chipaya people
Uru-Chipaya language ethnicity Chipaya people