Thulung Rai

E820724

Thulung Rai are an indigenous Kirati ethnic subgroup of the Rai people, traditionally inhabiting the eastern Himalayan regions of Nepal with their own distinct language and cultural practices.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Thulung Rai canonical 5
Lohorung Rai 1
Thulung 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kirati people subgroup ⓘ
Rai people subgroup ⓘ
indigenous ethnic group ⓘ
language ⓘ
country Nepal ⓘ
culturalArea eastern Kirat ⓘ
culturalPractice Mundhum oral tradition ⓘ
agricultural festivals ⓘ
ancestor worship ⓘ
shamanic rituals ⓘ
diaspora Bhutan ⓘ
India ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
other overseas countries ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Nepal ⓘ
festivals Kirat festivals ⓘ
governedBy Thulung Rai social organizations ⓘ
hasClanSystem yes ⓘ
hasOralTradition yes ⓘ
language Thulung language ⓘ
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ
languageStatus endangered ⓘ
migrationPattern internal migration to urban centers in Nepal ⓘ
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Nepal ⓘ
musicTradition folk songs and dances ⓘ
nativeTo Himalayan region ⓘ
partOf Kirati peoples ⓘ
Rai people ⓘ
linked to: Rai peoples
populationDistribution hill districts of eastern Nepal ⓘ
recognizedAs indigenous nationality of Nepal ⓘ
region eastern Himalayas ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Himalayas
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Kirat Mundhum ⓘ
selfIdentification Kirat ⓘ
Rai ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
subfamily Kiranti languages ⓘ
traditionalBelief nature worship ⓘ
spirit worship ⓘ
traditionalHouseType stone and wood houses ⓘ
traditionalOccupation animal husbandry ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
traditionalRegion Khotang District ⓘ
Okhaldhunga District ⓘ
Solukhumbu District ⓘ
eastern Nepal ⓘ
traditionalReligion Kirat Mundhum ⓘ
usesScript Devanagari script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Rai → hasSubgroup → Thulung Rai ⓘ
Rai → hasSubgroup → Lohorung Rai ⓘ
linked to: Thulung Rai
Thulung language → ethnicGroup → Thulung Rai ⓘ
Thulung language → hasAlternativeName → Thulungpan ⓘ
linked to: Thulung Rai
Kiranti → hasLanguage → Thulung ⓘ
linked to: Thulung Rai
Bahing Rai → relatedEthnicGroup → Thulung Rai ⓘ
Mewahang Rai → relatedEthnicGroups → Thulung Rai ⓘ
Wambule Rai → relatedGroup → Thulung Rai ⓘ