Bhojpuri people

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The Bhojpuri people are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group from the Bhojpuri-speaking regions of northern India and neighboring areas, known for their rich folk traditions, music, and vibrant cultural festivals.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bhojpuri people canonical 5
Bhojpuri diaspora 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan people
ethnic group
ethnolinguistic group
associatedWithCinema Bhojpuri cinema
associatedWithCuisine Bhojpuri cuisine
associatedWithLiterature Bhojpuri literature
celebratesFestival Chhath Puja
Diwali
Eid
linked to: Eid al-Fitr

Holi
Navratri
linked to: Navaratri

Ram Navami
linked to: Rama Navami
culture Bhojpuri culture
ethnicity Bhojpuri
hasFolkGenre Birha
Chaita
Kajri
Sohar
Vivaah geet
hasFolkTheatre Bidesia theatre
hasNotableArtForm Bhojpuri folk painting
hasOralTradition ballads
folk tales
proverbs
hasTraditionalDance Bidesia dance
Jat-Jatin
Jhumar
hasTraditionalMusic Bhojpuri folk music
hasTraditionalOccupation agriculture
artisanal crafts
small-scale trade
language Bhojpuri language
migrationHistory indentured labour migration in the 19th century
nativeTo Bhojpuri region
Bihar
Caribbean
Fiji
Guyana
linked to: British Guiana

India
Indian diaspora communities
Jharkhand
Madhesh Province
Mauritius
Purvanchal
South Africa
Suriname
Terai region of Nepal
linked to: Terai

Trinidad and Tobago
Uttar Pradesh
Western Bihar
linked to: western Bihar
partOf Hindi belt
linked to: Hindi Belt
religion Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Sikhism
subgroupOf Indian people
Indo-Aryan peoples
usesScript Devanagari script

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chhath Puja observedBy Bhojpuri people
Purvanchal hasEthnolinguisticGroup Bhojpuri people
Indo-Aryan peoples hasSubgroup Bhojpuri people
Bhojpuri cinema targetAudience Bhojpuri diaspora
linked to: Bhojpuri people
Awadhi people relatedEthnicGroup Bhojpuri people
Magahi people relatedEthnicGroups Bhojpuri people