Korwa people

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The Korwa people are an indigenous tribal community of central and eastern India, traditionally forest-dwelling and known for their distinct culture, language, and subsistence practices.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Korku people 1
Korwa people canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scheduled Tribe ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalTrait distinct traditional songs and dances ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ
demographicStatus small population group ⓘ
diet forest tubers ⓘ
millets ⓘ
wild fruits ⓘ
economicActivity subsistence agriculture ⓘ
wage labor ⓘ
facingIssue deforestation ⓘ
land alienation ⓘ
limited access to education ⓘ
limited access to healthcare ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
heritageStatus indigenous cultural heritage group ⓘ
housingType thatched houses ⓘ
language Korwa language ⓘ
linked to: Koraku language
languageFamily Austroasiatic languages ⓘ
linked to: Austroasiatic

Munda languages ⓘ
marriagePractice endogamy at community level ⓘ
exogamy at clan level ⓘ
policyCategory Scheduled Tribes of India ⓘ
linked to: Scheduled Tribes
recognizedAs Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of India ⓘ
region Central India ⓘ
Eastern India ⓘ
linked to: eastern India
religion Hinduism ⓘ
animism ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based society ⓘ
state Chhattisgarh ⓘ
Jharkhand ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
traditionalHabitat forests ⓘ
hilly areas ⓘ
traditionalOccupation collection of forest produce ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ
uses minor forest produce ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Korku language → spokenBy → Korku people ⓘ
linked to: Korwa people