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.

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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

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Mahl language spokenBy Mahl people
Minicoy Island ethnicGroup Mahl people