Karo

E394725
ethnic group indigenous people

Karo are an indigenous Batak ethnic group of the highlands of North Sumatra, Indonesia, known for their distinct language, culture, and traditional village architecture.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Karo canonical 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
agriculturalBase highland farming ⓘ
clanSystemName merga ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Indonesia ⓘ
culturalPractice bridewealth exchange ⓘ
clan-based marriage rules ⓘ
elaborate funeral ceremonies ⓘ
culturalRegion Batak cultural area ⓘ
hasOralTradition yes ⓘ
kinshipSystem patrilineal ⓘ
knownFor distinct culture ⓘ
distinct language ⓘ
traditional village architecture ⓘ
language Karo language ⓘ
languageBranch Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
locatedIn North Sumatra ⓘ
mainArea Dairi Regency ⓘ
Deli Serdang Regency ⓘ
Karo Regency ⓘ
Langkat Regency ⓘ
Simalungun Regency ⓘ
mainCrops coffee ⓘ
fruits ⓘ
vegetables ⓘ
modernWritingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
province North Sumatra ⓘ
surface form: North Sumatra Province
region Karo Highlands ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Angkola ⓘ
Mandailing people ⓘ
surface form: Mandailing

Pakpak ⓘ
Simalungun Regency ⓘ
surface form: Simalungun

Toba Batak ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional Karo beliefs ⓘ
subgroupOf Batak ⓘ
surface form: Batak people
traditionalCuisine Babi Panggang Karo ⓘ
Cimpa ⓘ
Terites ⓘ
traditionalDance landek ⓘ
traditionalHouseType rumah adat Karo ⓘ
traditionalLeadership sibayak ⓘ
traditionalMusic gendang Karo ⓘ
traditionalReligion Pemena ⓘ
traditionalSettlementPattern clustered villages ⓘ
traditionalTextile uis Karo ⓘ
usesClanSystem yes ⓘ
writingSystemUsedHistorically Batak script ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

North Sumatra → hasEthnicGroup → Karo ⓘ
Hamer → neighboringLanguages → Karo ⓘ