Nuristani people

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:autonym gptkb:Nuristani
gptkbp:country gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:culture distinct from neighboring Pashtuns and Tajiks
gptkbp:exonym gptkb:Kafirs
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Kam
gptkb:Ashkun
gptkb:Kati
gptkb:Wasi
gptkb:Tregami
Prasun
gptkbp:historicalEvent conquest by Emir Abdur Rahman Khan
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Kafirs
gptkbp:historicalPeriod mythology
1895-1896 conversion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nuristani people
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ashkun
gptkb:Kamkata-viri
gptkb:Wasi-Wari
gptkb:Nuristani_languages
gptkb:Tregami
Prasuni
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Indo-Iranian
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nuristan_Province
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Pashtuns
gptkb:Tajiks
gptkb:Chitralis
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Alingar_River
gptkb:Landai_Sin_River
gptkb:Peche_River
gptkb:Kunar_River
wooden houses
terraced villages
gptkbp:notableEvent forcible conversion to Islam in late 19th century
gptkbp:notableFeature mountainous homeland
remote valleys
gptkbp:notableFor animal sacrifice (historically)
ancestor worship (historically)
mountain festivals
polytheistic rituals (historically)
gptkbp:population approximately 125,000
gptkbp:region Hindu Kush
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Dardic_peoples
gptkb:Kalash_people
gptkbp:religion Sunni Islam
gptkbp:traditionalDance circle dances
gptkbp:traditionalDress distinctive embroidered clothing
gptkbp:traditionalMusic distinctive folk music
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation agriculture
animal husbandry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nuristan_Province
gptkb:Kafiristan
gptkb:Kalasha
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6