Madhesi
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Madhesi are an ethnolinguistic group from the southern plains of Nepal, culturally and linguistically close to communities across the border in northern India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madhesi people | 2 |
| Madhesi canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnolinguistic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Madhesi rights movement
ⓘ
identity politics in Nepal ⓘ |
| borderRegionWith | India ⓘ |
| citizenshipOf | Nepal ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| crossBorderTiesWith |
Bihar
ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| culturallyCloseTo | communities in northern India ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
celebration of Chhath festival
ⓘ
celebration of Diwali ⓘ celebration of Holi ⓘ extended family households ⓘ |
| demands |
autonomous federal provinces
ⓘ
greater political representation ⓘ recognition of Madhesi identity ⓘ |
| hasLanguageScript |
Devanagari script
ⓘ
surface form:
Devanagari
Perso-Arabic script for Urdu ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Awadhi people
ⓘ
surface form:
Awadhi-speaking Madhesi
Bhojpuri-speaking Madhesi ⓘ Dalit Madhesi communities ⓘ Madhesi Muslims ⓘ Maithil ⓘ |
| historicalTensionWith |
Government of Nepal
ⓘ
surface form:
central government of Nepal
|
| involvedIn |
Madhes movements of 2007
ⓘ
Madhes movements of 2008 ⓘ Madhes protests of 2015 ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| linguisticallyCloseTo | communities in northern India ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern plains of Nepal ⓘ |
| partOf | Nepali population ⓘ |
| politicalIssue |
citizenship rights in Nepal
ⓘ
federalism and provincial boundaries in Nepal ⓘ representation in Nepali state institutions ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Madhesh Province
ⓘ
Terai ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage |
Awadhi
ⓘ
Bhojpuri ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Maithili ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| traditionalDress |
dhoti
ⓘ
sari ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Madhesi people
this entity surface form:
Madhesi people