Kho

E950768

Kho is the ethnonym for an Indo-Aryan ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Chitral region of northern Pakistan, known for their distinct Kho language and culture.

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Label Occurrences
Kho canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan people
ethnic group
associatedMountainRange Hindu Kush
associatedRiver Chitral River
associatedTown Chitral
linked to: Chitral District
continent Asia
country Pakistan
countryMinorityStatus ethnic minority in Pakistan
culturalIdentity distinct language and culture
cultureArea Hindu Kush cultural region
ethnonymFor Kho people NERFINISHED
historicalRegion princely state of Chitral
language Khowar
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages
languageStatusInChitral majority language
linguisticRegion Dardic linguistic area
linked to: Dardic languages
migrationPattern diaspora in Gulf countries
some communities in urban Pakistan
nativeNameOfLanguage Khō-wār
neighboringEthnicGroup Kalash people
Pashtuns
Shina people
Wakhi
primaryRegion Chitral
linked to: Chitral District

Chitral District
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
northern Pakistan
regionType mountainous region
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
religiousTradition Sunni Hanafi school
scriptUsedForLanguage Arabic script
Perso-Arabic script
traditionalDress Chitrali pakol cap
linked to: Pakol

woolen robes
traditionalEconomy agro-pastoralism
animal husbandry
mountain agriculture
traditionalHeadgear Pakol
traditionalInstrument chitrali sitar
damama
dhol
traditionalMusic Khowar music
linked to: Chitrali music
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Chitral Valley
Lower Chitral
linked to: Chitral District

Upper Chitral
linked to: Chitral District

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