Pame people

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The Pame people are an indigenous group of central Mexico, primarily in the state of San Luis Potosí, known for their distinct Oto-Manguean language and traditional agrarian lifestyle.

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Pame people canonical 11

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
associatedWith Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve
country Mexico
culturalPractice communal land use
ritual feasts
traditional dance
traditional music
ethnolinguisticGroupOf Oto-Manguean languages
governmentRecognition recognized by Mexican state as indigenous group
hasAutonym Xi’iuy
linked to: Xi’úi

Xi’úi
historicalRegion Sierra Madre Oriental
languageFamily Oto-Manguean language family
languagePolicyContext subject to Mexican indigenous language protection laws
languageStatus endangered
locatedIn Sierra Gorda region
linked to: Sierra Gorda

central Mexico
state of Querétaro
linked to: Querétaro

state of San Luis Potosí
mainSettlementPattern rural villages
neighboringGroup Huastec people
linked to: Huastec

Nahua people
linked to: Nahua

Otomi people
linked to: Otomi peoples
partOf indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica
populationTrend declining number of fluent speakers
recognizedAs indigenous people of Mexico
regionType highland communities
religion Roman Catholicism
indigenous beliefs
syncretic Catholic-indigenous practices
speaks Central Pame
Northern Pame
Pame language
linked to: Pame languages

Southern Pame
traditionalActivity small-scale animal husbandry
traditionalCraft basketry
pottery
textile weaving
traditionalCrop beans
maize
squash
traditionalEconomy subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousing adobe houses
stone houses
traditionalLifestyle agrarian
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (11)

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

Pame spokenBy Pame people
Mazahua people relatedEthnicGroup Pame people
Oto-Pamean ethnolinguisticGroup Pame people
Otomian languages ethnicGroup Pame people
Northern Pame spokenBy Pame people
Northern Pame ethnicGroup Pame people
Central Pame spokenBy Pame people
Central Pame ethnicGroup Pame people
Southern Pame spokenBy Pame people
Pame languages spokenBy Pame people
Pame languages ethnicGroup Pame people