Lemko people

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ethnic group

The Lemko people are an East Slavic ethnic group traditionally inhabiting the Carpathian mountain region, known for their distinct language, culture, and Eastern Christian heritage.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lemkos	6
Lemko	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Poland ⓘ Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalHeritage	Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalOrganization	Lemko Association in Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalTrait	distinct folk costumes ⓘ pastoral highland traditions ⓘ polyphonic folk singing ⓘ wooden church architecture ⓘ
diaspora	Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnonym	Lemkos NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageRegion	Subcarpathian Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEvent	Operation Vistula NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalLanguageDesignation	Ruthenian NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Lemko language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	East Slavic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
minorityStatus	Ruthenian minority in Slovakia ⓘ national minority in Poland ⓘ
persecutedDuring	Operation Vistula NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAsMinorityIn	Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup	Boykos NERFINISHED ⓘ Dolinyans NERFINISHED ⓘ Hutsuls NERFINISHED ⓘ Rusyns ⓘ Ukrainians NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy Greek Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ
selfIdentificationDebate	Rusyn identity ⓘ Ukrainian identity ⓘ
timeOfMassDeportation	1947 ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	sheep herding ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ woodworking ⓘ
traditionalRegion	Carpathian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Carpathian Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ Lemkivshchyna NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Carpathians NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalReligionJurisdiction	Greek Catholic Eparchy of Przemyśl NERFINISHED ⓘ Orthodox Church of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ
writingSystem	Cyrillic script ⓘ