Kota community

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The Kota community is an indigenous ethnic group of the Nilgiri Hills in southern India, known for its distinct Dravidian language, traditional music, and craft practices.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kota community canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
associatedWith Nilgiri biosphere region
autonym Kota
continent Asia
country India
culturalHeritage distinct musical traditions
ritual ceremonies
traditional dress
culturalRegion South India
economicActivity agricultural labor
craft sales
ethnicIdentity Kota
ethnolinguisticGroup Kota people
hasOralTradition folksongs
myths and legends
heritageStatus distinct indigenous culture of Nilgiris
language Kota language
languageEndangermentStatus endangered language
languageFamily Dravidian languages
linguisticStatus minority language community
locatedIn Nilgiri Hills
Tamil Nadu
southern India
linked to: South India
musicInstruments traditional drums
wind instruments
neighboringCommunity Badaga community
Kurumba community
linked to: Kurumba people

Toda people
partOf indigenous peoples of the Nilgiris
linked to: Irula people
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe of India
region Western Ghats
religiousPractice ancestor worship
nature worship
socialOrganization village-based community
traditionalCraft basketry
blacksmithing
pottery
woodworking
traditionalMusic Kota traditional music
traditionalOccupation craft production
traditionalReligion Hinduism
usesScript Tamil script

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Referenced by (2)

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

Kota language ethnicGroup Kota community
Kota–Toda hasEthnolinguisticGroup Kota community