 Ese Ejja Village. Tambopata Rezerve, Peru | |
| 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]
Name
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]
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-gatherers, farmers, rangers, and fishermen. [1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f "Ese Ejja." Ethnologue. Retrieved 17 Feb 2012.
- ^ a b c "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2012 Bolivia Características de la Población". Instituto Nacional de Estadística, República de Bolivia. p. 29. Archived from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
External links
- Ese Ejja artwork Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, National Museum of the American Indian
