Burusho people

E392764

The Burusho people are an indigenous ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Hunza, Nagar, and Yasin valleys of northern Pakistan, known for their distinct culture, long lifespan claims, and the unique Burushaski language.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Burusho people canonical 14
Burusho 12
Burushaski-speaking communities 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
alternativeName Burushos ⓘ
linked to: Burusho people

Hunza people ⓘ
associatedValley Hunza Valley ⓘ
Nagar Valley ⓘ
Yasin Valley ⓘ
linked to: Ghizer Valley
climateAdaptation high-altitude mountain environment ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Pakistan ⓘ
culturalPractice arranged marriages ⓘ
communal irrigation management ⓘ
extended family households ⓘ
terraced farming ⓘ
ethnonym Burusho ⓘ
linked to: Burusho people
geneticStudies subject of population genetics research ⓘ
historicalRegion Hunza princely state ⓘ
Nagar princely state ⓘ
language Burushaski ⓘ
languageFamily language isolate ⓘ
linguisticStudies subject of Burushaski language research ⓘ
nativeName Burúśo ⓘ
linked to: Burúśaski
neighboringGroup Shina people ⓘ
Wakhi people ⓘ
linked to: Wakhi
populationCenter Aliabad (Hunza) ⓘ
linked to: Karimabad

Karimabad (Hunza) ⓘ
linked to: Karimabad

Nagar Khas ⓘ
Yasin ⓘ
primaryLocation Hunza Valley ⓘ
Nagar Valley ⓘ
Yasin Valley ⓘ
linked to: Ghizer Valley
region Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
religiousBranch Ismaili Islam ⓘ
linked to: Ismaili Shia

Sunni Islam ⓘ
reputation claims of exceptional longevity ⓘ
good health and vitality ⓘ
traditionalArchitecture stone houses ⓘ
traditionalCrop apricots ⓘ
barley ⓘ
maize ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
traditionalDress embroidered garments ⓘ
woolen caps ⓘ
traditionalFood dried apricots ⓘ
whole grains ⓘ
traditionalLivelihood agriculture ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (29)

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

Burushaski → ethnicGroup → Burusho people ⓘ
Northern Pakistan → hasEthnicGroup → Burusho ⓘ
subject linked to: northern Pakistan
linked to: Burusho people
Karimabad → inhabitedBy → Burusho people ⓘ
Hunza District → hasEthnicGroup → Burusho ⓘ
linked to: Burusho people
Shina people → relatedEthnicGroup → Burusho ⓘ
linked to: Burusho people
Shinaki → relatedEthnicGroup → Burusho ⓘ
linked to: Burusho people
Balti people → relatedEthnicGroup → Burusho people ⓘ
Nagar Valley → hasEthnicGroup → Burusho ⓘ
linked to: Burusho people
Burusho people → ethnonym → Burusho ⓘ
linked to: Burusho people
Burusho people → alternativeName → Burushos ⓘ
linked to: Burusho people
Hunza dialect → ethnicGroup → Burusho people ⓘ
Werchikwar dialect → spokenBy → Burusho people ⓘ
Werchikwar dialect → spokenBy → Burusho communities ⓘ
linked to: Burusho people
Yasin Valley culture → ethnicGroup → Burushaski-speaking communities ⓘ
linked to: Burusho people
Ghizer District → hasEthnicGroup → Burusho ⓘ
linked to: Burusho people
Attabad → ethnicGroup → Burusho ⓘ
linked to: Burusho people
Shishkat village → ethnicGroup → Burusho people ⓘ
Gojal Valley → ethnicGroup → Burusho people ⓘ
Gupis → hasEthnicGroup → Burusho ⓘ
linked to: Burusho people
Shina people → neighboringGroups → Burusho people ⓘ
subject linked to: Shin
Hunza River valley → hasEthnicGroup → Burusho ⓘ
linked to: Burusho people
Mirs of Hunza → ethnicGroup → Burusho ⓘ
linked to: Burusho people
Altit village → ethnicGroup → Burusho people ⓘ
Mayoon → ethnicGroup → Burusho people ⓘ
Murtazabad → hasEthnicGroup → Burusho people ⓘ
Gojal region → ethnicGroup → Burusho people ⓘ
Ganish → hasEthnicGroup → Burusho ⓘ
linked to: Burusho people
Altit area → ethnicGroup → Burusho people ⓘ
Gojal Tehsil → ethnicGroup → Burusho people ⓘ