Banjara

E531896

Banjara are a traditionally nomadic tribal community of India known for their vibrant attire, folk traditions, and history as traders and transporters.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Banjara canonical 5
Banjari 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf nomadic community ⓘ
tribal community ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalPractice Banjara folk dances ⓘ
Banjara folk songs ⓘ
community festivals ⓘ
storytelling traditions ⓘ
historicalRole bullock caravan operators ⓘ
grain transporters ⓘ
salt traders ⓘ
transporters of goods in pre-colonial India ⓘ
knownFor colorful embroidery ⓘ
folk dance ⓘ
folk music ⓘ
mirror work ⓘ
nomadic lifestyle ⓘ
ornate jewelry ⓘ
traditional tattoos ⓘ
vibrant attire ⓘ
language Gor Boli ⓘ
Lambadi ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
presentIn Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
Chhattisgarh ⓘ
Gujarat ⓘ
Karnataka ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ
Odisha ⓘ
linked to: Orissa

Rajasthan ⓘ
Telangana ⓘ
region South Asia ⓘ
relatedGroup Lambada people ⓘ
Lambani people ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
selfDesignation Gor ⓘ
Lambada ⓘ
Lambani ⓘ
linked to: Lamani
socialStatusInIndia Other Backward Class (in some states) ⓘ
Scheduled Tribe (in several states) ⓘ
traditionalDress cholis with mirror work ⓘ
coin jewelry ⓘ
colorful turbans ⓘ
heavily embroidered skirts ⓘ
traditionalOccupation caravan transport ⓘ
trading ⓘ
transporting goods ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Lambadi language → alternativeName → Banjari ⓘ
linked to: Banjara
Lambadi → alternateName → Banjari ⓘ
linked to: Banjara
Banjara people → language → Banjari ⓘ
linked to: Banjara
Lamani → alsoKnownAs → Banjara ⓘ
Gor Boli → ethnicGroup → Banjara ⓘ
Lambadi people → ethnonym → Banjara ⓘ