Irula people
E742888
The Irula people are an indigenous Dravidian-speaking tribal community of South India, traditionally known for their expertise in snake and rat catching and close relationship with forest environments.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irula | 3 |
| Irula ethnic group | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scheduled Tribe
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Western Ghats
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forest environments ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
collection of non-timber forest products
ⓘ
wage labour ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facingIssue |
landlessness
ⓘ
limited access to education ⓘ limited access to healthcare ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| knownFor |
participation in anti-venom production programs
ⓘ
snake venom extraction assistance ⓘ |
| language | Irula language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Dravidian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Karnataka
ⓘ
Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | particularly vulnerable tribal group ⓘ |
| regionOfConcentration |
Coimbatore district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erode district NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanchipuram district NERFINISHED ⓘ Nilgiri district NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiruvallur district NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| scheduledTribeStatusIn |
Karnataka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | marginalized community ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched huts ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
agricultural labour
ⓘ
foraging ⓘ herbal medicine collection ⓘ honey collection ⓘ rat catching ⓘ snake catching ⓘ |
| traditionalSkill |
forest navigation
ⓘ
handling venomous snakes ⓘ rodent control ⓘ tracking animals ⓘ |
| usesLanguageScript | Tamil script ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
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Irula
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Irula ethnic group
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Irula
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Irula