Kumyk people
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The Kumyk people are a Turkic ethnic group native to the North Caucasus region of Russia, historically known as agriculturalists, traders, and early urban dwellers with a rich cultural and linguistic heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kumyk people canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Turkic ethnic group ⓘ |
| country |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| culturalHeritage |
Turkic oral epic tradition
ⓘ
folk music ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Kumyks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOccupation |
agriculturalists
ⓘ
traders ⓘ urban dwellers ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Kumyk Plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarki Shamkhalate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early urban population in the North Caucasus
ⓘ
mediators in trade between steppe and mountain peoples ⓘ |
| historicalState | Shamkhalate of Tarki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Kumyk language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Kipchak branch of Turkic languages ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringPeoples |
Avars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chechens NERFINISHED ⓘ Lezgins NERFINISHED ⓘ Nogais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Turkic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCenter |
Buinaksk area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khasavyurt area ⓘ Tarki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous people of Dagestan ⓘ |
| region |
Chechnya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dagestan NERFINISHED ⓘ North Ossetia–Alania NERFINISHED ⓘ Stavropol Krai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Hanafi school of Sunni Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| script |
Arabic script (historical)
ⓘ
Cyrillic script (modern) ⓘ Latin script (historical) ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing | Caucasian chokha ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
dairy products
ⓘ
grain-based dishes ⓘ meat-based dishes ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | adobe and stone houses in auls ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionBeforeIslam |
Tengriism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local pagan beliefs ⓘ |
| usedAsLinguaFrancaInPast |
Northern Dagestan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of the North Caucasus ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.