Kolam people
E679485
The Kolam people are an indigenous tribal community of central India, traditionally forest-dwelling and known for their distinct Dravidian language and cultural practices.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | indigenous people ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageCode | Kolami (ISO 639-3: kfb) ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | endangered traditional knowledge systems ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ rituals related to agriculture ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | shifting from forest to settled agriculture ⓘ |
| diet |
forest tubers
ⓘ
millets ⓘ wild fruits ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
collection and sale of non-timber forest products
ⓘ
wage labor in agriculture ⓘ |
| educationStatus | historically low literacy rates ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Kolam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentCategory | Scheduled Tribe under Indian Constitution ⓘ |
| housing | traditionally thatched huts ⓘ |
| language | Kolami language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Dravidian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | minority language community ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Chhattisgarh NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ Telangana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriagePractice | endogamy within community ⓘ |
| marriageRule | exogamy by clan ⓘ |
| policyTarget | beneficiaries of tribal welfare schemes in India ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ |
| region | Central India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Gondi people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Dravidian-speaking tribes of central India ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (for written use in some regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | forest-dwelling ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
collection of forest produce
ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| vulnerableGroup |
economically marginalized community
ⓘ
socially marginalized community ⓘ |
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