Guambiano or Misak are an

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of the department of Cauca in Colombia. he Drama of Life Guambiano Life Cycle Customs , author=Judith Branks, Juan B. Sanchez , publisher- SIL International, date=1978 , pages= 107 Their language is known as Guambiano and is one of the

Coconucan language Coconuco, also known as Guambiano and Misak, is a dialect cluster of Colombia spoken by the Guambiano indigenous people. Though the three varieties, Guambiano, moribund Totoró, and the extinct Coconuco are traditionally called languages, Adel ...

s. The majority lives in the western part of the Colombian

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range (Cordillera). Some Guambiano can be also found in

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. The Misak society has a patriarchal

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, with hereditary offices, descent lines, and property passing through the male line. Agriculture is the base of their economy.

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, cassava, potatoes, beans, and cabbage are among the main products they cultivate. The Guambiano people are known for their traditional clothing: blue scarf (worn as a sarong), rectangular ponchos, and black bowler hat for the men; black skirt, solid color top, blue scarf, and dark bowler hat for the women.

References

* Ministerio de Cultura 2010:
Misak (Guambianos), la gente del agua, del conocimiento y de los sueños
. Bogotá. * Pachón, Ximena 1987:

"; ''Introducción a la Colombia Amerindia'': 235–248. Instituto Colombiano de Antropología; Bogotá. * Vásquez de Ruiz, Beatriz 1988: ''La predicaión en Guambiano''; CCELA, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá. ISSN 0120-9507 Indigenous peoples in Colombia {{SouthAm-ethno-group-stub