Ashkun people
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The Ashkun people are an ethnic group from eastern Afghanistan, primarily residing in Nuristan, known for their distinct Indo-Iranian language and traditional mountain culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashkun people canonical | 14 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nuristani people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| countryHistorical | Kingdom of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
distinct local customs
ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ traditional dress ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Hindu Kush
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu Kush mountains
|
| culturalTrait | traditional mountain culture ⓘ |
| environment |
highland valleys
ⓘ
rugged mountain terrain ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Ashkun ⓘ |
| ethnicMinorityStatus | ethnic minority in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Nuristani people
ⓘ
surface form:
Nuristani peoples
|
| language | Ashkun language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Nuristani languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hindu Kush
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu Kush region
Nuristan Province ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | small population ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Nuristan Province ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Afghanistan
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Afghanistan
|
| relatedGroup |
Kati people
ⓘ
Prasun people ⓘ Waigali people ⓘ other Nuristani peoples ⓘ |
| religionCurrent | Islam ⓘ |
| religionHistorical | pre-Islamic Nuristani beliefs ⓘ |
| residence |
Nuristan Province
ⓘ
mountainous areas of eastern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| subsistence |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.