Achagua people

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The Achagua people are an Indigenous group of the Orinoco region in Colombia and Venezuela, traditionally semi-nomadic agriculturalists and fishers with a distinct Arawakan cultural and linguistic heritage.

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Achagua people canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
affectedBy Spanish colonization
continent South America
country Colombia
Venezuela
culturalHeritage Arawakan
linked to: Arawakan languages
environment gallery forests
tropical savanna
ethnicGroupOf Colombia
Venezuela
hasAutonym Achagua
hasCollectiveRightsRecognition Indigenous rights frameworks in Colombia
Indigenous rights frameworks in Venezuela
hasExonym Achawa
hasLanguage Achagua language
hasOralTradition myths and legends
hasTraditionalHousing communal houses
historicalTerritory Orinoco plains
indigenousTo Llanos region
linked to: Los Llanos
languageBranch Northern Arawakan
languageFamily Arawakan languages
languageStatus endangered language
linguisticHeritage Arawakan
linked to: Arawakan languages
locatedIn Orinoco region
linked to: Orinoco Basin
mobilityPattern seasonal movements
partOf Indigenous peoples of Colombia
Indigenous peoples of Venezuela
region Meta River basin
relatedEthnicGroup Arawak people
linked to: Arawak

Piapoco people
religion traditional animist beliefs
traditionalCrafts basketry
canoe building
ceramics
traditionalCrops maize
manioc
plantain
traditionalEconomy slash-and-burn agriculture
traditionalFishingMethods river fishing
traditionalHunting small game hunting
traditionalLeadership local chiefs
traditionalLifestyle semi-nomadic
traditionalSocialOrganization extended family groups
traditionalSubsistence agriculture
fishing
uses Achagua language
usesRiverSystem Orinoco River

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Achagua language spokenBy Achagua people
Achagua-Achagua spokenBy Achagua people