Khond people

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The Khond people are an indigenous Adivasi community of eastern and central India, traditionally known for their distinct tribal culture, agrarian lifestyle, and unique religious practices.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Khond people canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Adivasi community ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
beliefSystem animistic worldview ⓘ
sacredness of forests and land ⓘ
country India ⓘ
crop millets ⓘ
paddy ⓘ
pulses ⓘ
culturalRegion Eastern Ghats ⓘ
central Indian highlands ⓘ
culturalTrait distinct tribal customs ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ
ritual festivals linked to agriculture ⓘ
traditional dance and music ⓘ
deity Earth goddess ⓘ
economy largely subsistence-based ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Dravidian peoples ⓘ
governmentCategory Scheduled Tribe under Indian Constitution ⓘ
housing village settlements in hilly and forested areas ⓘ
language Kui language ⓘ
Kuvi language ⓘ
languageFamily Dravidian languages ⓘ
livelihood rain-fed agriculture ⓘ
minorityStatus marginalized tribal community in India ⓘ
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ
region central India ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ
relatedGroup Gond people ⓘ
Santal people ⓘ
religiousPractice ancestor worship ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ
ritualSpecialist shaman ⓘ
village priest ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based society ⓘ
state Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
Chhattisgarh ⓘ
Jharkhand ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
Odisha ⓘ
linked to: Orissa

Telangana ⓘ
traditionalOccupation hunting and gathering ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
traditionalReligion Hinduism ⓘ
Khond animism ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Kui language → spokenBy → Khond people ⓘ
Kui → spokenBy → Khond people ⓘ
Kandh language → spokenBy → Khond people ⓘ
Kuvi people → relatedGroup → Khond people ⓘ
Kui people → relatedEthnicGroup → Khond people ⓘ