Newar

E240028

Newar are an indigenous ethnic group of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, known for their rich urban culture, craftsmanship, and Newar language.

All labels observed (11)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
associatedWith Malla period ⓘ
Newar Buddhism ⓘ
Newar Hinduism ⓘ
linked to: Newar
country Nepal ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus rich urban civilization of the Himalayas ⓘ
festivalsInclude Bisket Jatra ⓘ
Gai Jatra ⓘ
Indra Jatra ⓘ
Machhindranath Jatra ⓘ
hasCasteSystem yes ⓘ
historicalCenter Bhaktapur ⓘ
Kathmandu ⓘ
Patan ⓘ
knownFor art and architecture ⓘ
cuisine ⓘ
festivals ⓘ
merchant traditions ⓘ
metalwork ⓘ
music and dance ⓘ
stone sculpture ⓘ
urban culture ⓘ
woodcarving ⓘ
language Nepal Bhasa ⓘ
linked to: Newar language

Newar language ⓘ
populationCenter Banepa ⓘ
Kathmandu Valley ⓘ
Kirtipur ⓘ
primaryRegion Bhaktapur ⓘ
Kathmandu District ⓘ
Kathmandu Valley ⓘ
Lalitpur ⓘ
linked to: Patan
recognizedAs indigenous nationality of Nepal ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of Nepal ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada

Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Vajrayana

animism ⓘ
socialStructure caste-like hierarchy ⓘ
subgroupOf Indo-Tibetan peoples ⓘ
traditionalOccupation agriculture ⓘ
artisanship ⓘ
craftsmanship ⓘ
priesthood ⓘ
trade ⓘ
traditionalReligionSpecialty Buddhist Vajracharya priests ⓘ
Hindu Brahmin priests ⓘ
traditionalScript Prachalit script ⓘ
Ranjana script ⓘ
usesCalendar Nepal Sambat ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (59)

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

Newa script → usedBy → Newar people ⓘ
linked to: Newar
Newar language → alternativeName → Newari ⓘ
linked to: Newar
Newar language → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Newar people ⓘ
linked to: Newar
Newar language → associatedWithCulture → Newar culture ⓘ
linked to: Newar
Tibeto-Burman peoples → hasEthnicGroup → Newar people ⓘ
linked to: Newar
Patan → ethnicCulture → Newar ⓘ
Swayambhunath → culture → Newar Buddhist ⓘ
linked to: Newar
Swayambhunath → associatedWith → Newar community ⓘ
linked to: Newar
Boudhanath Stupa → associatedWith → Newar Buddhist community ⓘ
linked to: Newar
Bhaktapur → ethnicGroup → Newar ⓘ
Newar → associatedWith → Newar Hinduism ⓘ
linked to: Newar
Shakya → culturalLegacy → Newar Buddhist Shakya caste ⓘ
linked to: Newar
Nepali people → ethnicGroup → Newar people ⓘ
linked to: Newar
Indra Jatra → ethnicGroup → Newar ⓘ
Newa → usedForLanguage → Newar ⓘ
Lalitpur District → knownFor → Newar culture ⓘ
linked to: Newar
Dharan → ethnicGroup → Newar ⓘ
Damak → hasEthnicGroup → Newar ⓘ
Yala → ethnicCulture → Newar ⓘ
Kal Bhairav statue → associatedWith → Newar culture ⓘ
linked to: Newar
Kirtipur → knownFor → Newar culture ⓘ
linked to: Newar
Newaric languages → hasMember → Bungamati Newar ⓘ
linked to: Newar
Besisahar → hasEthnicGroup → Newar ⓘ
Vatsala Temple → associatedWith → Newar culture ⓘ
linked to: Newar
Araniko → ethnicity → Newar ⓘ