Kumaoni people

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The Kumaoni people are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas, known for their distinct language, culture, and traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kumaoni people canonical 7
Khas people 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (73)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan people
ethnic group
climateZone Himalayan mid-hills
continent Asia
country India
culture Kumaoni cuisine
Kumaoni festivals
Kumaoni folk dance
Kumaoni folk music
diaspora Delhi
Mumbai
Nepal
surface form: Nepal (border regions)

Uttar Pradesh
festival Diwali
Makar Sankranti
surface form: Ghee Sankranti

Harela
Holi
Khatarua
Makar Sankranti
Nanda Devi Raj Jat (regional association)
historicalRegion Chand dynasty of Kumaon
Katyuri dynasty
surface form: Katyuri kingdom
language Kumaoni language
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages
localDeity Bholenath
surface form: Bholanath

Golu Devta
Nanda Devi
musicInstrument Damau
Dhol
Ransingha
Turri
nativeTo Himalayas
surface form: Indian Himalayas

Kumaon
surface form: Kumaon region

Uttarakhand
notableCity Almora
Nainital
notableTown Pithoragarh
region Almora
surface form: Almora district

Bageshwar district
Champawat district
Kausani
Mukteshwar
Nainital
surface form: Nainital district

Pauri Garhwal district
surface form: Pauri Garhwal (migrant communities)

Pithoragarh
surface form: Pithoragarh district

Ranikhet
Udham Singh Nagar
surface form: Udham Singh Nagar district
relatedEthnicGroup Pahari people
surface form: Garhwali people

Jaunsari people
Pahari people
religion Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
religiousPractice ancestor worship
local deity worship
script Devanagari script
surface form: Devanagari
state Uttarakhand
traditionalDance Chanchari
Chholiya
Jhora
traditionalDress Dhoti-kurta (men’s dress)
Ghagra-choli (women’s dress)
Pichora (women’s garment)
traditionalFood Aloo ke gutke
Bhaang ki chutney
Bhatt ki churkani
Singori sweet
traditionalMusic Bhailo and Chanchari songs
Jagar
traditionalOccupation agriculture
pastoralism
soldiering

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Referenced by (8)

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

Kumaon ethnicGroup Kumaoni people
Khas Kura originatedAmong Kumaoni people
this entity surface form: Khas people
Indo-Aryan peoples hasSubgroup Kumaoni people
Kumaoni spokenBy Kumaoni people
Khas relatedGroup Kumaoni people
Harela associatedWithCommunity Kumaoni people
Khatarua associatedWith Kumaoni people
Chholiya hasAssociatedCommunity Kumaoni people