Kuki people

E356560

The Kuki people are an indigenous ethnic group of Northeast India and surrounding regions, known for their Tibeto-Burman language, distinct clan-based social structure, and rich traditions in music, dance, and oral history.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kuki people canonical 22
Kuki peoples 2
Kuki-Chin people 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Bangladesh ⓘ
India ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
ethnicReligion animism ⓘ
ethnonym Kuki ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice community festivals ⓘ
folk dance ⓘ
folk music ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
ritual feasts ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
hasSocialStructure clan-based society ⓘ
patrilineal clans ⓘ
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ
locatedIn Bangladesh ⓘ
India ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
Northeast India ⓘ
oralLiterature folktales ⓘ
legends ⓘ
myths ⓘ
region Assam ⓘ
Chin State ⓘ
Chittagong Hill Tracts ⓘ
Manipur ⓘ
Mizoram ⓘ
Nagaland ⓘ
Tripura ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Chin people ⓘ
Mizo people ⓘ
Zomi people ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
traditionalAttire handwoven shawl ⓘ
traditional headgear ⓘ
traditionalDance harvest dance ⓘ
war dance ⓘ
traditionalEconomy shifting cultivation ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
traditionalHouseType stilt house ⓘ
traditionalLeadership chiefship ⓘ
traditionalMusicInstrument drum ⓘ
gong ⓘ
usesScript Latin script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (26)

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

Chin → relatedGroup → Kuki people ⓘ
Bnei Menashe → associatedPeoples → Kuki people ⓘ
Kuki-Chin languages → spokenBy → Kuki people ⓘ
Kuki-Chin-Naga → spokenBy → Kuki peoples ⓘ
linked to: Kuki people
North Cachar Hills → hasEthnicGroup → Kuki people ⓘ
Karbi Anglong district → majorEthnicGroup → Kuki people ⓘ
subject linked to: Karbi Anglong district of Assam
Kuki → colonialEraClassification → “Kuki-Chin” group ⓘ
linked to: Kuki people
Zo people → relatedEthnicGroup → Kuki people ⓘ
Mizos → ethnicRelation → Kuki people ⓘ
Chin people → relatedEthnicGroup → Kuki people ⓘ
Kingdom of Manipur → minorityGroups → Kuki peoples ⓘ
linked to: Kuki people
Tedim people → relatedEthnicGroup → Kuki people ⓘ
Kuki-Chin group → spokenPrimarilyBy → Kuki people ⓘ
Hmar people → relatedEthnicGroup → Kuki people ⓘ
Lai people → relatedEthnicGroup → Kuki people ⓘ
Thadou people → subgroupOf → Kuki people ⓘ
Thadou people → subgroupOf → Kuki-Chin people ⓘ
linked to: Kuki people
Thadou people → relatedEthnicGroup → Kuki people ⓘ
Paite people → subgroupOf → Kuki people ⓘ
Mara people → relatedEthnicGroup → Kuki people ⓘ
Vaiphei → relatedTo → Kuki people ⓘ
Zomi people → relatedEthnicGroup → Kuki people ⓘ
Chavang Kut → celebratedBy → Kuki people ⓘ
Chin Hills → traditionalHomelandOf → Kuki people ⓘ