Laks
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Laks are an indigenous ethnic group of Dagestan in the North Caucasus, known for their Northeast Caucasian Lak language and distinct cultural traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laks canonical | 10 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northeast Caucasian language
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Dagestan ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Lak ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTrait |
distinct cultural traditions
ⓘ
traditional Lak cuisine ⓘ traditional Lak dance ⓘ traditional Lak dress ⓘ traditional Lak music ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition |
epic poetry
ⓘ
folktales ⓘ proverbs ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalHousing | mountain village settlements ⓘ |
| historicalOccupation |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| language | Lak language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dagestan
ⓘ
North Caucasus ⓘ Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| majorReligionBranch | Sunni ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | Lak language ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Caucasus ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peoples of the Caucasus
ⓘ
surface form:
Peoples of Dagestan
Peoples of the Caucasus ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous small-numbered people of Russia ⓘ |
| region | North Caucasus ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Laks ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
carpet weaving
ⓘ
embroidery ⓘ metalworking ⓘ woodworking ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
chudu (stuffed flatbread)
ⓘ
khinkal (dumpling dish) ⓘ |
| traditionalLaw | adat (customary law) ⓘ |
| traditionalMusicInstrument |
drums
ⓘ
zurna ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Laksky District
ⓘ
Dagestan ⓘ
surface form:
central Dagestan
|
| usesScript | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Republic of Dagestan