Total population | |
---|---|
2,100 [1] [2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Bolivia (1,687), [2] Peru (400-500) [1] | |
Languages | |
Ese Ejja • Spanish | |
Religion | |
Christianity[ citation needed] • Traditional Tribal Religion[ citation needed] |
The Ese Ejja are an indigenous people of Bolivia and Peru, in the southwestern Amazon basin. 1,687 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]
Their name derives from their autonym, Ece'je, which means "people."[ citation needed] They are also known as the Chama, Ese Eja, Ese Exa, Ese’ejja, Huarayo, Tambopata-Guarayo, or Tiatinagua people. [1]
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]
Ese Ejja people are traditionally hunter-gatherers, farmers, rangers, and fishermen. [1]
Total population | |
---|---|
2,100 [1] [2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Bolivia (1,687), [2] Peru (400-500) [1] | |
Languages | |
Ese Ejja • Spanish | |
Religion | |
Christianity[ citation needed] • Traditional Tribal Religion[ citation needed] |
The Ese Ejja are an indigenous people of Bolivia and Peru, in the southwestern Amazon basin. 1,687 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]
Their name derives from their autonym, Ece'je, which means "people."[ citation needed] They are also known as the Chama, Ese Eja, Ese Exa, Ese’ejja, Huarayo, Tambopata-Guarayo, or Tiatinagua people. [1]
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]
Ese Ejja people are traditionally hunter-gatherers, farmers, rangers, and fishermen. [1]