Altai people

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The Altai people are a Turkic ethnic group native to south-central Siberia, known for their traditional pastoralism, shamanistic and Orthodox Christian beliefs, and rich oral epic heritage.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Altai people canonical 15
Altaians 3
Altai peoples 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
culturalHeritage epic poetry ⓘ
oral epic tradition ⓘ
throat singing ⓘ
demographicStatus minority in Russia ⓘ
ethnicity Turkic ⓘ
historicalRegion Russian Empire ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
language Altai language ⓘ
languageFamily Turkic languages ⓘ
music jaw harp ⓘ
two-stringed lute ⓘ
mythology creation myths ⓘ
heroic epics ⓘ
nativeTo Altai Krai ⓘ
Altai Republic ⓘ
south-central Siberia ⓘ
recognizedAs indigenous people of Russia ⓘ
region Altai Mountains ⓘ
Siberia ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Kazakh people ⓘ
linked to: Kazakhs

Khakas people ⓘ
linked to: Khakas

Kyrgyz people ⓘ
Tuvan people ⓘ
linked to: Tuvans
religion Russian Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
Tengrism ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ
subgroup Northern Altai ⓘ
linked to: Altai Republic

Southern Altai ⓘ
traditionalBeliefSystem ancestor worship ⓘ
animism ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ
traditionalClothing felt garments ⓘ
fur coats ⓘ
traditionalCraft embroidery ⓘ
felt-making ⓘ
leatherwork ⓘ
traditionalEconomy nomadic herding ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
traditionalHousing yurt ⓘ
traditionalLivestock camels ⓘ
cattle ⓘ
horses ⓘ
sheep ⓘ
yaks ⓘ
usesScript Cyrillic script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

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

Altai Mountains → inhabitedBy → Altai people ⓘ
Turkic peoples → hasEthnicSubgroup → Altai people ⓘ
Altai Republic → hasIndigenousPeople → Altai people ⓘ
Altai Republic → hasEthnicGroup → Altai people ⓘ
Kyrgyz people → relatedEthnicGroup → Altai people ⓘ
Kumandian → relatedEthnicGroup → Altai people ⓘ
Altai language → spokenBy → Altai people ⓘ
Altai language → ethnicity → Altai people ⓘ
Tuvans → neighboringPeoples → Altaians ⓘ
linked to: Altai people
Southern Altai → subgroupOf → Altai people ⓘ
East Belukha → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Altai peoples ⓘ
linked to: Altai people
Tofa people → relatedEthnicGroup → Altai people ⓘ
Shor people → relatedEthnicGroup → Altai people ⓘ
Altai → spokenBy → Altai people ⓘ
Telengits → subgroupOf → Altaians ⓘ
linked to: Altai people
Telengits → relatedEthnicGroup → Altaians ⓘ
linked to: Altai people
Tubalars → relatedEthnicGroup → Altai people ⓘ
Kumandin people → relatedEthnicGroup → Altai people ⓘ
subject linked to: Kumandin people in Russia
Kumandin people → relatedEthnicGroup → Altai people ⓘ