Pashayi people
E847931
The Pashayi people are an indigenous ethnic group primarily inhabiting eastern Afghanistan, known for their distinct Indo-Aryan languages and traditional agrarian mountain communities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pashai people | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| countryMinorityStatus | ethnic minority in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| crop |
maize
ⓘ
rice ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| culturalElement |
distinctive dress
ⓘ
local customary law ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | small population compared to major Afghan ethnic groups ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
| educationAccess | limited in rural areas ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Pashayi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutonym | Pashai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExonym | Pashayi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageType | indigenous mountain culture ⓘ |
| historicalReligion | pre-Islamic indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| languageEndangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| languageTransmission | primarily oral ⓘ |
| linguisticClassificationDebate | sometimes classified with Dardic languages ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | minority language speakers in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Nuristanis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRepresentation | underrepresented in Afghan national politics ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | eastern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| region |
Hindu Kush mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kapisa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunar Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Laghman Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Nangarhar Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | Dardic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Arabic script ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based ⓘ |
| speaks |
Northeastern Pashayi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwestern Pashayi NERFINISHED ⓘ Pashayi languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeastern Pashayi NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern Pashayi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | agrarian ⓘ |
| traditionalSettlementType | mountain communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.