Hindko people
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The Hindko people are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group of northwestern Pakistan, primarily in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and parts of Punjab, known for speaking the Hindko language and maintaining distinct cultural and linguistic traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hindko people canonical | 2 |
| Hindkowan people | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
distinct folk music
ⓘ
distinct folk poetry ⓘ distinct linguistic traditions ⓘ traditional Hindko cuisine ⓘ traditional dress similar to Punjabi and Pashtun attire ⓘ |
| culture | Hindko culture ⓘ |
| diaspora |
Persian Gulf states
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf countries
Karachi ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ other Western countries ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Hindko ⓘ |
| familyOfLanguageSpoken | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| identity | linguistic identity based on Hindko language ⓘ |
| language |
Hindko
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindko language
|
| majorityReligion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| media |
Hindko-language newspapers
ⓘ
Hindko-language radio programs ⓘ Hindko-language television programs ⓘ |
| minorityReligion | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
ⓘ
surface form:
Azad Kashmir
Hazara Division ⓘ Kohat region ⓘ Peshawar Valley ⓘ Potohar Plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Pothohar Plateau
Northern Punjab ⓘ
surface form:
northern Punjab, Pakistan
northwestern Pakistan ⓘ |
| politicalContext | recognized as a linguistic and cultural group in Pakistan ⓘ |
| region |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ⓘ
Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Kashmiris
ⓘ
surface form:
Kashmiri people
Pashtuns ⓘ
surface form:
Pashtun people
Punjabi people ⓘ Saraiki people ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| scriptUsedForLanguage |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Shahmukhi script ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Indo-Aryan peoples
ⓘ
Punjabi people ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | Hindko folk songs ⓘ |
| traditionalPoetry |
Hindko folk poetry
ⓘ
Hindko ghazals ⓘ |
| urbanCommunitiesIn |
Abbottabad
ⓘ
Haripur ⓘ Islamabad ⓘ Kohat ⓘ Mansehra ⓘ Peshawar ⓘ Rawalpindi ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.