Gond people

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The Gond people are one of central India’s largest indigenous Adivasi communities, known for their distinct Dravidian language (Gondi), rich folk traditions, and vibrant ritual and mural art.

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Label Occurrences
Gond people canonical 19

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Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Adivasi community ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
artForm Gond painting ⓘ
floor paintings ⓘ
ritual mural art ⓘ
wall paintings ⓘ
artStyleCharacteristic depictions of flora and fauna ⓘ
intricate patterns ⓘ
vibrant colors ⓘ
clanNameType totemic clans ⓘ
contemporaryIssue forest rights implementation ⓘ
land rights struggles ⓘ
language endangerment ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalPractice ancestor worship ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ
oral epics ⓘ
ritual dances ⓘ
educationChallenge limited access to formal education in Gondi language ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Central India ⓘ
India ⓘ
festival Keslapur Jathra ⓘ
Navakhani ⓘ
Pola ⓘ
governance traditional village councils ⓘ
historicalPolity Gondwana ⓘ
historicalRulingDynasty Gond kingdoms of central India ⓘ
language Gondi language ⓘ
languageFamily Dravidian languages ⓘ
musicInstrument dhol ⓘ
flute ⓘ
nagada ⓘ
mythology rich corpus of myths and legends ⓘ
notableArtRecognition Gond painting recognized in contemporary Indian tribal art ⓘ
populationGroup one of the largest Adivasi groups in India ⓘ
region Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
Chhattisgarh ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ
Odisha ⓘ
linked to: Orissa

Telangana ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Koya people ⓘ
Maria Gond ⓘ
Muria Gond ⓘ
Raj Gond ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Gondi religion ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
scheduledTribeStatus recognized as Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ
scriptStatus Gondi historically primarily oral ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
traditionalOccupation forest-based livelihoods ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ
traditionalReligion animism ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

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

gon → isSpokenBy → Gond people ⓘ
Adilabad Gondi → ethnicity → Gond people ⓘ
Bastar region → ethnicGroup → Gond people ⓘ
Gondi language → spokenBy → Gond people ⓘ
Gondia district → namedAfter → Gond people ⓘ
subject linked to: Gondia
Madai festival → celebratedBy → Gond people ⓘ
Chanda → associatedWith → Gond people ⓘ
Chanda → ethnicGroup → Gond people ⓘ
Gond painting → culturalOrigin → Gond people ⓘ
Raj Gond → ethnicGroup → Gond people ⓘ
Madia Gond → relatedEthnicGroup → Gond people ⓘ
Khond people → relatedGroup → Gond people ⓘ
Murias → associatedWith → Gond people ⓘ
Maria Gond → subgroupOf → Gond people ⓘ
Muria Gond → partOf → Gond people ⓘ
Gond kingdoms → ethnicGroup → Gond people ⓘ
Dhurwa people → relatedEthnicGroup → Gond people ⓘ