Dravidian peoples

E86784

ethnic group indigenous peoples of South Asia linguistic-cultural group

Dravidian peoples are a diverse group of ethnic communities in South Asia, primarily in southern India and parts of Sri Lanka, who share a common ancestry and cultural heritage linked to the Dravidian language family.

Aliases (1)

Telugu people ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group → indigenous peoples of South Asia → linguistic-cultural group →
ancestry	Dravidian ancestry →
associatedLanguage	Brahui language → Gondi language → Kannada language → Kurukh language → Malayalam language → Tamil language → Telugu language → Tulu language →
continent	Asia →
country	India → Sri Lanka →
culturalHeritage	Dravidian culture →
culturalPractice	Dravidian literature → Dravidian temple architecture → classical dance traditions of South India →
demographicSignificance	one of the largest language-based ethnic groupings in India →
ethnicDiversity	composed of multiple distinct ethnic communities →
ethnolinguisticGroup	Dravidian peoples →
historicalAssociation	Indus Valley Civilization (hypothesized) →
languageFamily	Dravidian languages →
majorEthnicGroup	Brahui people → Gondi people → Kannada people → Kurukh people → Malayali people → Tamil people → Telugu people → Tulu people →
politicalMovement	Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu →
primaryRegion	southern India →
region	South Asia →
relatedConcept	Dravida (term in Sanskrit and classical texts) → Dravidian languages → South Indian culture →
religion	Buddhism → Christianity → Hinduism → Islam → Jainism → indigenous Dravidian folk religions →
scriptFamily	Kannada script → Malayalam script → Tamil script → Telugu script →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dravidian languages →	associatedEthnolinguisticGroup
Dravidian peoples →	ethnolinguisticGroup
Coromandel Coast ("Telugu people") →	historicallyInhabitedBy
Indians →	relatedGroup
South-Central Dravidian →	spokenBy
Telugu script ("Telugu people") →	usedBy