Kuvi people
E744425
The Kuvi people are an indigenous tribal community primarily residing in the eastern Indian states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, known for their Dravidian language, distinct cultural traditions, and subsistence agriculture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuvi people canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scheduled Tribe
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageISO | kfb GENERATED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| cultivates |
millets
ⓘ
oilseeds ⓘ paddy ⓘ pulses ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
distinct oral traditions
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ ritual dances ⓘ traditional festivals ⓘ |
| heritageType | indigenous cultural heritage ⓘ |
| language | Kuvi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Dravidian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | South-Central Dravidian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | minority language in India ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern India ⓘ |
| marriagePractice |
endogamy at community level
ⓘ
exogamy at clan level ⓘ |
| primaryOccupation |
shifting cultivation
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| recognizedUnder | Scheduled Tribes list of India ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Ghats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Khond people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kui-speaking tribes ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based system ⓘ |
| stateRecognizedAsTribeIn |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | rain-fed agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalKnowledge |
ethnobotanical knowledge of forests
ⓘ
shifting cultivation techniques ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership | village council of elders ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
forest gathering
ⓘ
hunting and fishing ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionFeatures |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
nature spirit worship ⓘ |
| usesScript |
Odia script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Telugu script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vulnerableTo |
economic marginalization
ⓘ
land alienation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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