Mahl people
E647934
The Mahl people are an ethnic group primarily inhabiting Minicoy Island in India’s Lakshadweep archipelago, culturally and linguistically related to the Maldivians.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahl people canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dravidian people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| archipelago | Lakshadweep Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Laccadive–Minicoy–Maldives archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Indian citizenship ⓘ |
| coastalCommunity | yes ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturallyRelatedTo |
Dhivehi culture
ⓘ
Maldivian culture ⓘ |
| ethnicallyRelatedTo |
Dhivehi people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maldivians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicProximityTo | Maldives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDemonym | Mahl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnonym | Mahl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalTiesWith | Sultanate of Maldives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Mahl language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| linguisticVarietyOf | Dhivehi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| localAdministrationUnit | Minicoy Island Panchayat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritimeCulture |
navigation skills
ⓘ
traditional sailing ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | ethnic minority in India ⓘ |
| nationalMinorityOf | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lakshadweep society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationConcentration | Minicoy Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Lakshadweep
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minicoy Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Scheduled Tribe of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laccadive Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousFestivals |
Eid al-Adha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eid al-Fitr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousLawInfluence | Islamic law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seaRouteConnections |
Kerala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maldives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
coconut cultivation
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ seafaring ⓘ |
| usesCalendar |
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gregorian calendar
Islamic calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesScriptHistorically | Dhives Akuru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Thaana script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.