Khaling Rai

E822835

Khaling Rai are a subgroup of the Rai people of eastern Nepal, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language and traditional Kirati cultural practices.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Khaling Rai canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
subgroup of Rai people ⓘ
citizenship Nepal ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Nepal ⓘ
culture Kirati culture ⓘ
ethnicAutonym Rai ⓘ
ethnicity Rai ⓘ
ethnicReligion indigenous Kirati beliefs ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Tibeto-Burman peoples ⓘ
hasClanSystem yes ⓘ
historicalRegion Kirat region of eastern Nepal ⓘ
linked to: Kirat region
language Khaling language ⓘ
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ
linguisticAutonym Khaling ⓘ
linguisticFeature complex verbal morphology ⓘ
tone language ⓘ
linguisticStatus minority language community in Nepal ⓘ
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Nepal ⓘ
musicTradition folk songs and dances ⓘ
nativeTo Himalayan region ⓘ
eastern hills of Nepal ⓘ
oralTradition Kirat Mundhum oral scriptures ⓘ
partOf Rai people ⓘ
linked to: Rai peoples
populationStatus small ethnic group within Rai people ⓘ
primaryCountryOfResidence Nepal ⓘ
recognizedAs indigenous nationalities of Nepal ⓘ
region eastern Nepal ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroups Kirati peoples ⓘ
other Rai subgroups ⓘ
religion Kirati religion ⓘ
linked to: Kirat religion
selfIdentification Kirati ⓘ
settlementPattern rural hill villages ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based society ⓘ
traditionalBeliefSystem ancestor worship ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ
traditionalDress Rai traditional attire ⓘ
traditionalFestivals Sakela ⓘ
Ubhauli ⓘ
Udhauli ⓘ
traditionalHousing stone and wood houses ⓘ
traditionalOccupation animal husbandry ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
traditionalReligion Kirat Mundhum ⓘ
traditionalRitualSpecialists Kirati shamans ⓘ
usesScript Devanagari script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

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

Rai → hasSubgroup → Khaling Rai ⓘ