Wambule Rai

E820730

Wambule Rai is a subgroup of the Rai people of eastern Nepal, known for their distinct Kirati language, culture, and traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Wambule Rai canonical 2
Wambule Kham 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Rai people subgroup ⓘ
ethnic subgroup ⓘ
associatedWith Kirati culture ⓘ
linked to: Kirati
country Nepal ⓘ
culturalArea eastern Himalayan foothills ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Nepal ⓘ
ethnolinguisticIdentity Kirati ⓘ
hasCulture Kirati culture ⓘ
linked to: Kirati
hasFestivals Kirati festivals ⓘ
hasHeritage indigenous Kirati heritage ⓘ
hasLanguage Wambule language ⓘ
hasReligion Kirat Mundhum ⓘ
hasRitualSpecialist Mundhum priest ⓘ
shaman ⓘ
hasSocialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
hasTradition oral tradition ⓘ
hasTraditionalReligion Kiratism ⓘ
linked to: Kirat religion
indigenousTo Himalayan region of Nepal ⓘ
linked to: Himalayan region
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ
languageSubfamily Kiranti languages ⓘ
locatedIn eastern Nepal ⓘ
minorityStatus indigenous minority in Nepal ⓘ
partOf Rai people ⓘ
linked to: Rai peoples
practices ancestor worship ⓘ
shamanistic rituals ⓘ
primaryOccupation subsistence agriculture ⓘ
recognizedAs indigenous nationalities of Nepal ⓘ
region Eastern Development Region of Nepal ⓘ
relatedGroup Bantawa Rai ⓘ
Chamling Rai ⓘ
Kulung Rai ⓘ
Thulung Rai ⓘ
other Kirati Rai subgroups ⓘ
religiousText Mundhum ⓘ
subgroupOf Kirati people ⓘ
linked to: Kirati peoples
traditionalDance Kirati folk dance ⓘ
traditionalDress distinct Kirati attire ⓘ
traditionalMusic folk songs ⓘ
traditionalOccupation terrace farming ⓘ
usesScript Devanagari script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Rai → hasSubgroup → Wambule Rai ⓘ
Wambule language → spokenBy → Wambule Rai ⓘ
Wambule language → hasAlternativeName → Wambule Kham ⓘ
linked to: Wambule Rai