Lak
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Lak are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group primarily inhabiting Dagestan in the North Caucasus region of Russia, known for their distinct Lak language and cultural traditions.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northeast Caucasian people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| autonymLanguage | Lak language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn | Republic of Dagestan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicMinorityIn | Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Lak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTradition |
clan-based social structures
ⓘ
distinct folk music ⓘ mountain agriculture ⓘ traditional crafts ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition |
epic poetry
ⓘ
folktales ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Bartsits Lak
ⓘ
Kumukh Lak NERFINISHED ⓘ Vitskhi Lak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCapital | Kumukh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalScript |
Arabic script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Lak language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Northeast Caucasian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Caucasus Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | лакъулал ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Avar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dargin NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumyk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | peoples of the Caucasus ⓘ |
| populationCenter | Kumukh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Lak language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous people of Dagestan ⓘ |
| region |
Dagestan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Avar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dargin NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumyk NERFINISHED ⓘ Lezgin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Hanafi school of Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Dagestani peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
terraced farming ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | stone mountain villages ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion | central Dagestan ⓘ |
| usesLanguageInAdministration | Russian ⓘ |
| usesLanguageInEducation | Lak language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesLanguageInReligion | Arabic ⓘ |
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