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People (EGT_10)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: egt_10.ttl

Name

people

Attribute

EGT Ethnic Group Type

Definition

An ethnic group based on common ancestry and typically having a political-cultural identity though not recognized as a political nation.

Description

For example, the Cherokee are a Native American people who have a shared ancestry, a common language and unique alphabet, and some institutions of self-rule, while living within the United States. The Jews, also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and an ethnoreligious group, originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East.

Accepted

2016-06-08

Defined by

NFDD

Allowed for

• ZI113 Ethnic Group

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.