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Aukan Nahuel Goldin
Aukan may refer to: *Aukan, Burma *Ndyuka people The Ndyuka people (also spelled 'Djuka') or Aukan people (''Okanisi''), are one of six Maroon peoples (formerly called "Bush Negroes", which also has pejorative tinges) in the Republic of Suriname and one of the Maroon peoples in French Guia ..., who are also called "Aukan" * Ndyuka language, also called "Aukan" {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aukan, Burma
Aukan is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State Kachin State ( my, ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Kachin: ), also known by the endonym Kachinland, is the northernmost state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east (Tibet and Yunnan, specifically and respectively); Sh ... of north-eastern Burma.Maplandia world gazetteer References Populated places in Kachin State Chipwi Township {{Kachin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ndyuka People
The Ndyuka people (also spelled 'Djuka') or Aukan people (''Okanisi''), are one of six Maroon peoples (formerly called "Bush Negroes", which also has pejorative tinges) in the Republic of Suriname and one of the Maroon peoples in French Guiana. The Aukan or Ndyuka speak the Ndyuka language. They are subdivided into the ''Opu'', who live upstream of the Tapanahony River in the Tapanahony resort of southeastern Suriname, and the ''Bilo'', who live downstream of that river in Marowijne District The most important towns are Moengo, the largest town in Marowijne District, and Diitabiki (old name: Drietabbetje) which is the residence of the (paramount chief) of the Ndyuka people since 1950. They further subdivide themselves into twelve matrilinear kinship groups called . There is a thirteenth group, that of the . History The Ndyuka and related people are of African descent, enslaved and transported as cargo by the Dutch to Suriname in the 17–18th century to work on Dutch-own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
