Khond

E679479

The Khond are an indigenous tribal community of eastern and central India, traditionally known for their distinct culture, agrarian lifestyle, and historical association with the Kui language.

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Label Occurrences
Khond canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous people ⓘ
alsoFoundIn Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
Chhattisgarh ⓘ
Jharkhand ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
Telangana ⓘ
colonialPowerInvolved British Raj ⓘ
linked to: British India
country India ⓘ
culturalIdentity distinct from neighboring caste Hindu populations ⓘ
culturalPractice elaborate seasonal festivals ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ
ritual dances ⓘ
developmentIssues displacement due to development projects ⓘ
land alienation ⓘ
limited access to education ⓘ
limited access to healthcare ⓘ
governmentCategory Scheduled Tribe under Indian Constitution ⓘ
historicallyKnownFor Meriah human sacrifice rituals ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfSuppression 19th century ⓘ
languageFamily Dravidian languages ⓘ
languageStatus Kui is primarily oral ⓘ
linked to: Kui
livelihood rain-fed agriculture ⓘ
locatedIn central India ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ
mainDeity Earth goddess Dharni Penu ⓘ
linked to: Bhudevi
majorCrops millets ⓘ
oilseeds ⓘ
paddy ⓘ
pulses ⓘ
notableDistrictConcentration Kalahandi district ⓘ
Kandhamal district ⓘ
Rayagada district ⓘ
primaryState Odisha ⓘ
linked to: Orissa
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ
region Eastern Ghats ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ
selfIdentification Kandha ⓘ
Kondh ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
traditionalHousing thatched mud houses ⓘ
traditionalLanguage Kui language ⓘ
traditionalOccupation hunting and gathering ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
traditionalReligionFeature ancestor worship ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ

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