Bhojpuri people

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The Bhojpuri people are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group from the Bhojpuri-speaking regions of northern India and neighboring areas, known for their rich folk traditions, music, and vibrant cultural festivals.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bhojpuri people canonical 5
Bhojpuri diaspora 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan people
ethnic group
ethnolinguistic group
associatedWithCinema Bhojpuri cinema
associatedWithCuisine Bhojpuri cuisine
associatedWithLiterature Bhojpuri literature
celebratesFestival Chhath Puja
Diwali
Eid al-Fitr
surface form: Eid

Holi
Navaratri
surface form: Navratri

Rama Navami
surface form: Ram Navami
culture Bhojpuri culture
ethnicity Bhojpuri
hasFolkGenre Birha
Chaita
Kajri
Sohar
Vivaah geet
hasFolkTheatre Bidesia theatre
hasNotableArtForm Bhojpuri folk painting
hasOralTradition ballads
folk tales
proverbs
hasTraditionalDance Bidesia dance
Jat-Jatin
Jhumar
hasTraditionalMusic Bhojpuri folk music
hasTraditionalOccupation agriculture
artisanal crafts
small-scale trade
language Bhojpuri language
migrationHistory indentured labour migration in the 19th century
nativeTo Bhojpuri cultural zone
surface form: Bhojpuri region

Bihar
Caribbean
Fiji
British Guiana
surface form: Guyana

India
Indian diaspora communities
Jharkhand
Madhesh Province
Mauritius
Purvanchal
South Africa
Suriname
Terai
surface form: Terai region of Nepal

Trinidad and Tobago
Uttar Pradesh
western Bihar
surface form: Western Bihar
partOf Hindi Belt
surface form: Hindi belt
religion Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Sikhism
subgroupOf Indian people
Indo-Aryan peoples
usesScript Devanagari script

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

Chhath Puja observedBy Bhojpuri people
Purvanchal hasEthnolinguisticGroup Bhojpuri people
Indo-Aryan peoples hasSubgroup Bhojpuri people
Bhojpuri cinema targetAudience Bhojpuri people
this entity surface form: Bhojpuri diaspora
Awadhi people relatedEthnicGroup Bhojpuri people
Magahi people relatedEthnicGroups Bhojpuri people