Brahui people

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Dravidian people ethnic group

The Brahui people are a Dravidian-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting central and eastern Balochistan, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions amid predominantly Iranian-language neighbors.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Brahui	5

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dravidian people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
associatedRegion	Kalat ⓘ Quetta ⓘ surface form: Quetta region
associatedWith	Princely State of Kalat ⓘ surface form: Khanate of Kalat
bilingualismCommonWith	Balochi ⓘ surface form: Balochi language Sindhi ⓘ surface form: Sindhi language Urdu language ⓘ
concentratedIn	central Balochistan ⓘ eastern Balochistan ⓘ
culturalPractice	clan-based structure ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ tribal social organization ⓘ
culturalRegion	Balochistan, Pakistan ⓘ surface form: Greater Balochistan South Asia ⓘ
ethnolinguisticMinorityIn	Afghanistan ⓘ Iran ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ
ethnonymLanguage	Brahui language ⓘ
geopoliticalContext	border regions of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran ⓘ
heritage	Dravidian linguistic heritage ⓘ
historicalLanguageContact	Balochi ⓘ surface form: Balochi language Pashto language ⓘ Persian language ⓘ
languageFamily	Dravidian languages ⓘ
linguisticIsolation	Dravidian language enclave in an Iranian-language area ⓘ
locatedIn	Afghanistan ⓘ Balochistan, Pakistan ⓘ surface form: Balochistan Iran ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ
majorityReligionInCommunity	Sunni Islam ⓘ
minorityStatus	linguistic minority in Balochistan ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroups	Baloch people ⓘ Pashtuns ⓘ surface form: Pashtun people
neighboringLanguageFamily	Iranian languages ⓘ
partOf	Dravidian-speaking world ⓘ
primaryLanguage	Brahui ⓘ surface form: Brahui language
religion	Islam ⓘ Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousLawTradition	Hanafi school ⓘ
selfDesignationLanguage	Brahui ⓘ
traditionalLivelihood	agriculture ⓘ animal husbandry ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ
writingSystem	Arabic script ⓘ Perso-Arabic script ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Kalat Agency → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Brahui people ⓘ

Baluchistan (Chief Commissioner's Province) → ethnicGroup → Brahui people ⓘ

Chagai District → ethnicGroup → Brahui people ⓘ