Lambadi people

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The Lambadi people are a traditionally nomadic tribal community of India, known for their vibrant embroidered clothing, folk dances, and distinct language and customs.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Lambadi 2
Lambadi community 1
Lambadi people canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
nomadic community
artForm Lambadi embroidery
colorful textile crafts
mirror-work embroidery
contemporaryIssue access to education challenges
economic marginalization
issues of land rights
partial sedentarization in villages
continent Asia
country India
culturalIdentity maintain distinct language and customs
culturalPractice community singing
folk dances
ritual worship of clan deities
storytelling traditions
ethnonym Banjara
Gor Banjara
Lambadi
Lambani
linked to: Lamani
festival celebration of Diwali
celebration of Holi
local clan deity festivals
geographicDistribution Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Odisha
linked to: Orissa

Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
parts of northern India
heritageStatus known for distinctive textile heritage in India
historicalRole bullock caravan operators
itinerant traders in pre-colonial India
language Lambadi language
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
marriagePractice arranged marriages
bride price traditions
music use of dholak in folk music
use of manjira in folk music
ornamentation anklets
coin jewelry
heavy silver jewelry
nose rings
recognizedAs Scheduled Caste or Other Backward Class in some Indian states
Scheduled Tribe in some Indian states
religion Hinduism
folk Hindu practices
local deity worship
syncretic religious practices
settlementPattern tandas
socialStructure clan-based organization
patrilineal descent
tandaDefinition small Lambadi settlements often on village outskirts
traditionalDress heavily pleated skirts
mirror-work blouses
ornate headscarves
vibrant embroidered clothing
traditionalLifestyle nomadism
traditionalOccupation agriculture
cattle rearing
trading
transport of goods by pack animals

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lambadi ethnicGroupAssociated Lambadi people
Gor Boli spokenBy Lambadi community
linked to: Lambadi people
Gor Boli ethnicGroup Lambadi
linked to: Lambadi people
Banjara community alsoKnownAs Lambadi
linked to: Lambadi people