Dhurwa

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Dhurwa is an indigenous tribal community of central India, primarily found in Chhattisgarh and neighboring regions, known for its distinct Dravidian language and cultural traditions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Dhurwa canonical 2

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous community ⓘ
tribal community ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalArea Bastar tribal belt ⓘ
linked to: Bastar region
culturalIdentity distinct from neighboring Indo-Aryan tribal groups ⓘ
culturalTradition distinct rituals ⓘ
indigenous religious practices ⓘ
traditional festivals ⓘ
economicActivity collection of minor forest produce ⓘ
shifting cultivation (historically) ⓘ
ethnicity Adivasi ⓘ
governanceCategory Scheduled Tribe under Indian Constitution ⓘ
hasAutonym Dhurwa ⓘ
hasExonym Parji (in some sources) ⓘ
hasLanguage Dhurwa language ⓘ
Parji (Dhurwa) language ⓘ
linked to: Parji language
hasOralTradition folk songs ⓘ
folk tales ⓘ
ritual chants ⓘ
heritageStatus endangered cultural traditions ⓘ
languageFamily Dravidian languages ⓘ
languageStatus minority language ⓘ
vulnerable language ⓘ
linguisticFeature Dravidian grammar ⓘ
distinct from neighboring Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
locatedIn Bastar region ⓘ
central India ⓘ
neighboring regions of Chhattisgarh ⓘ
neighboringCommunities Gond ⓘ
Maria ⓘ
Muriah ⓘ
partOf Adivasi communities of Chhattisgarh ⓘ
primaryRegion Chhattisgarh ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of India ⓘ
region Odisha (bordering areas, some presence) ⓘ
eastern Madhya Pradesh (historically/adjacent) ⓘ
regionType forest and hilly areas ⓘ
religion Hinduism (syncretic practices) ⓘ
indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ
socialClassification Scheduled Tribe (India) ⓘ
traditionalOccupation agriculture ⓘ
forest-based livelihoods ⓘ
hunting and gathering (historically) ⓘ
usesScript Devanagari (for writing, when written) ⓘ

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

Parji → hasAlternativeName → Dhurwa ⓘ
Dhurwa → hasAutonym → Dhurwa ⓘ