Bokota people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 26,871 Ngöbe Buglé by marriage |
The Bokota, also called BogotáBokota language, a dialect of Buglere.
Culture
The Bokota dedicate themselves to livestock, fishing, and hunting. They still use weapons like bows and arrows and spears or fishnets. Men wear shirts of manta-sucia, while women dress similar to the
monogamous
, and the Bokotas have often intermarried with the Ngöbe Buglés, another indigenous tribe of Panama. There are still fullblood families of Bokota. Many traditional ceremonies are maintained, including the ceremony of lightning, which prevents lightning from striking their houses.
Language
They speak the
See also
Notes
- ^ "National Institute of Statistics and Census - Panama". National Institute of Statistics and Census - Panama.
- ^ a b c "Bogota Language (Bogotá, Bocota)." Native Languages. (retrieved 23 Feb 2011)
- ^ a b c "Indigenous Peoples in Panama." Archived 2011-03-02 at the Wayback Machine International Work Group for Indian Affairs. (retrieved 23 Feb 2011)
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo". National Institute of Statistics and Census - Panama.
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| Non-Indigenous | ||
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