Ese Ejja people

Ese Ejja
Total population
1,770 (2000)[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Bolivia (1300),  Peru (400-500)[1]
Languages
Ese Ejja language, Spanish
Religion
Christianity, traditional tribal religion

The Ese Ejja are an indigenous people of Bolivia and Peru, in the southwestern Amazon. 1,300 Ese Ejja live in Bolivia, in the Pando and Beni Departments,[2] in the foothills along the Beni and the Madre de Dios Rivers. In Peru, they live along the Tambopata and Heath Rivers, near Puerto Maldonado.[1]

Name

Their name derives from their autonym, Ece'je, which means "people."[2] They are also known as the Chama, Ese Eja, Ese Exa, Ese’ejja, Huarayo, Tambopata-Guarayo, or Tiatinagua people.[1]

Language

The Ese Ejja language is a Tacanan language, spoken by all ages, and written in the Latin script. A dictionary has been produced for the language.[1]

Subsistence

Ese Ejja people are traditionally hunter-gathers, farmers, rangers, and fishermen.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Ese Ejja." Ethnologue. Retrieved 17 Feb 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Huarayo - Orientation." Countries and Their Cultures. Retrieved 17 Feb 2012.

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