Guambiano
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thumb|right|Guambia, Colombia thumb|Flag The Guambiano or Misak are an indigenous people of the department of Cauca in Colombia. Their language is known as Guambiano and is one of the Coconucan languages. The majority lives in the western part of the Colombian Andes range (Cordillera). Some Guambiano can also be found in Huila Department.
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thumb|right|Guambia, Colombia thumb|Flag The Guambiano or Misak are an indigenous people of the department of Cauca in Colombia. Their language is known as Guambiano and is one of the Coconucan languages. The majority lives in the western part of the Colombian Andes range (Cordillera). Some Guambiano can also be found in Huila Department.
The Misak society has a patriarchal kinship system, with hereditary offices, descent lines, and property passing through the male line. Agriculture is the base of their economy. Wheat, corn, coffee, onions, garlic, cassava, potatoes, beans, and cabbage are among the main products they cultivate.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Guambiano” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.