Khond tribe

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kondh
gptkb:Kandha
gptkbp:culturalPractice gptkb:Meriah_human_sacrifice_(historical)
gptkbp:diet tubers
forest produce
millets
gptkbp:festival Kedu
gptkbp:governedBy traditional village councils
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Khond tribe
gptkbp:language gptkb:Kui
gptkb:Kuvi
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Dravidian
gptkbp:languageStatus Kui and Kuvi are endangered
gptkbp:location gptkb:India
gptkbp:marriageCustoms endogamy within subgroups
exogamy within clans
gptkbp:notableFor environmentalist
resistance to British colonial rule
distinctive body tattoos
matrilineal elements in some subgroups
gptkbp:notableGroup gptkb:Desia_Kondh
gptkb:Dongria_Kondh
gptkb:Kutia_Kondh
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Lado_Sikaka
gptkb:Sikaka_Laxman
gptkbp:numberOfIssues land rights
access to education
mining conflicts
gptkbp:population over 1 million
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:region gptkb:Andhra_Pradesh
gptkb:Chhattisgarh
gptkb:Odisha
gptkb:Telangana
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Gondi
gptkb:Oraon
gptkb:Santal
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
Animism
gptkbp:scheduledTribeStatus Yes
gptkbp:socialStructure clan-based
gptkbp:style gptkb:painting
body tattooing
gptkbp:tradition ancestor worship
worship of nature deities
gptkbp:traditionalDress loincloth
bead jewelry
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation gptkb:hunting
gptkb:gathering
shifting cultivation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Khondalite_rocks
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6