Kam community
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The Kam community is an ethnic group traditionally inhabiting parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan, known for its distinct culture and the use of the Kamkata-vari language.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| alsoSpeaks |
Dari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khowar NERFINISHED ⓘ Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderRegion | Afghanistan–Pakistan borderlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| culturalArea | greater Hindukush cultural zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | distinct traditional culture ⓘ |
| dialect |
Kamviri dialect of Kamkata-vari
ⓘ
Kata-vari dialect of Kamkata-vari ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Nuristani peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnologueCode | bsh (for Kamkata-vari language) ⓘ |
| historicalName | Kafirs of Kafiristan (before conversion to Islam) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kafiristan (now Nuristan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Kamkata-vari language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageAutonym | Kamkata-vari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Nuristani languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | Kamkata-vari considered vulnerable ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature | multiple dialects of Kamkata-vari ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hindu Kush mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityStatus |
ethnic minority in Afghanistan
ⓘ
ethnic minority in Pakistan ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small population ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
distinct ethnic group in Afghan ethnography
ⓘ
distinct ethnic group in Pakistani ethnography ⓘ |
| region |
Chitral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nuristan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Kata community
ⓘ
other Nuristani groups ⓘ |
| religion |
Sunni Islam
ⓘ
historically pre-Islamic Nuristani beliefs ⓘ |
| religiousConversionPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Kam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalDress | distinctive regional clothing of Nuristan and Chitral ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | multi-storey wooden houses on steep slopes ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ small-scale trade ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | local folk music and dance ⓘ |
| usesScript | Arabic script (for Kamkata-vari in modern contexts) ⓘ |
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