Yubi Lakpi

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Yubi Lakpi is a traditional Manipuri ball game resembling rugby, played with a greased coconut and associated with ceremonial and cultural festivities.

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Label Occurrences
Yubi Lakpi canonical 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ball game ⓘ
traditional sport ⓘ
associatedWith ceremonial festivities ⓘ
cultural festivities ⓘ
traditional rituals ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
culturalContext Manipuri culture ⓘ
etymologyOfName "Lakpi" means snatching or catching in Meitei ⓘ
"Yubi" means coconut in Meitei ⓘ
goalOfGame to carry the greased coconut across a goal line ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance performed as part of ritual celebrations ⓘ
symbol of traditional Manipuri sports heritage ⓘ
hasLanguageContext Meitei language ⓘ
hasOrigin Manipur ⓘ
isNonOlympicSport true ⓘ
objectIsGreasedWith oil ⓘ
playedDuring festive occasions ⓘ
playedOn open field ⓘ
practicedBy Meitei community ⓘ
linked to: Meitei people
practicedIn Manipur ⓘ
primaryObjectUsed coconut ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Northeast India ⓘ
requires agility ⓘ
physical strength ⓘ
team coordination ⓘ
resembles football codes ⓘ
rugby ⓘ
sportType contact sport ⓘ
usesBallType greased coconut ⓘ

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

Meitei people → traditionalSport → Yubi Lakpi ⓘ