Yakthung

E764692

Yakthung is the endonym used by the Limbu people, an indigenous ethnic group of the eastern Himalayas known for their distinct language, script, and cultural traditions.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Yakthungpan 2
Yakthung canonical 1
Yakthungba 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf endonym ⓘ
associatedWithCountry Bhutan ⓘ
India ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
associatedWithLanguage Limbu language ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Darjeeling ⓘ
Sikkim ⓘ
eastern Himalayas ⓘ
eastern Nepal ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Kirat Mundhum ⓘ
associatedWithScript Limbu script ⓘ
ethnicIdentity Tibeto-Burman ethnic group ⓘ
ethnonymFor indigenous ethnic group ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Limbu ⓘ
Subba (clan title) ⓘ
Yakthumba ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice Limbu folk dances ⓘ
Limbu folk songs ⓘ
Mundhum oral tradition ⓘ
Yumaism (Yuma Samyo) ⓘ
traditional shamanism ⓘ
hasCulturalSymbol Chyabrung drum ⓘ
Limbu script ⓘ
hasFestivals Chasok Tangnam ⓘ
Yuma Sammang-related rituals ⓘ
hasLanguageScript Sirijonga script ⓘ
linked to: Sirijanga script
hasLanguageStatus minority language ⓘ
hasOralLiterature epic narratives ⓘ
ritual chants ⓘ
hasPopulationDistribution concentrated in eastern Nepal ⓘ
present in Darjeeling hills, India ⓘ
present in Sikkim, India ⓘ
hasSocialStructure clan-based system ⓘ
hasTraditionalBeliefSystem Mundhum cosmology ⓘ
hasTraditionalDress Limbu traditional attire ⓘ
hasTraditionalEconomy animal husbandry ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
hasTraditionalInstrument Chyabrung drum ⓘ
languageFamilyContext Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ
partOf Kirat ethnic groups ⓘ
recognizedAs indigenous nationality of Nepal ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of Nepal ⓘ
refersTo Limbu people ⓘ
usedBy Limbu people ⓘ
usesSelfDesignation Yakthungba ⓘ
linked to: Yakthung

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Limbu people → selfDesignation → Yakthung ⓘ
Limbu people → selfDesignationLanguage → Yakthungpan ⓘ
linked to: Yakthung
Limbu language → hasAlternativeName → Yakthungpan ⓘ
linked to: Yakthung
Yakthung → usesSelfDesignation → Yakthungba ⓘ
linked to: Yakthung