Kolam tribal communities
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Kolam tribal communities are an indigenous Adivasi group of central India, traditionally forest-dependent and known for their distinct Kolami language and cultural practices.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Adivasi community
ⓘ
Scheduled Tribe ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kolam tribe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kolavar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | forested hilly areas ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | distinct from neighboring non-tribal populations ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ |
| diet |
forest tubers and fruits
ⓘ
millet-based foods ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facingIssue |
deforestation
ⓘ
land alienation ⓘ language endangerment ⓘ loss of traditional livelihoods ⓘ |
| festivalType | harvest festivals ⓘ |
| governedBy | customary laws ⓘ |
| heritage |
distinct oral traditions
ⓘ
indigenous knowledge of forests ⓘ |
| historicalDependence | forest resources ⓘ |
| language | Kolami language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Dravidian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | minority language community ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Chhattisgarh NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ Telangana NERFINISHED ⓘ central India ⓘ |
| marriagePractice | clan exogamy ⓘ |
| policyCategory | Scheduled Tribe under Indian Constitution ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | relatively small population ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ |
| region | Deccan plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| scriptStatus | Kolami language traditionally without its own script ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| socioEconomicStatus |
economically marginalized
ⓘ
socially marginalized ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | subsistence economy ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched huts ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
forest produce collection
ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| vulnerableGroupStatus | particularly vulnerable tribal group ⓘ |
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