Khanty people
E176534
The Khanty people are an Indigenous Uralic ethnic group of northwestern Siberia, traditionally semi-nomadic reindeer herders, hunters, and fishers living mainly in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Russia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khanty | 16 |
| Khanty people canonical | 9 |
| Khanty-Ostyak | 1 |
| Ostyaks | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1536504 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Khanty people Context triple: [Ugric languages, spokenBy, Khanty people]
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Sakha (Yakut) people
The Sakha (Yakut) people are a Turkic-speaking Indigenous group of northeastern Siberia, known for their horse and cattle pastoralism, rich epic oral traditions, and cultural adaptation to the extreme climate of the Russian Far East.
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B.
Nenets
The Nenets are an Indigenous Samoyedic people of northern Russia known for their reindeer herding, nomadic lifestyle, and adaptation to the Arctic tundra environment.
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C.
Selkup
The Selkup are an indigenous Uralic-speaking people of Siberia, traditionally semi-nomadic hunters, fishers, and reindeer herders living mainly along the middle reaches of the Ob River in Russia.
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D.
Enets
Enets are a small Indigenous Samoyedic people of northern Siberia, closely related linguistically and culturally to the Nenets, with a traditional lifestyle centered on reindeer herding, fishing, and hunting.
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E.
Baiga people
The Baiga people are an indigenous Adivasi community of central India known for their shifting cultivation traditions, distinctive body tattoos, and close spiritual relationship with forests.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Khanty people Target entity description: The Khanty people are an Indigenous Uralic ethnic group of northwestern Siberia, traditionally semi-nomadic reindeer herders, hunters, and fishers living mainly in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Russia.
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A.
Sakha (Yakut) people
The Sakha (Yakut) people are a Turkic-speaking Indigenous group of northeastern Siberia, known for their horse and cattle pastoralism, rich epic oral traditions, and cultural adaptation to the extreme climate of the Russian Far East.
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B.
Nenets
The Nenets are an Indigenous Samoyedic people of northern Russia known for their reindeer herding, nomadic lifestyle, and adaptation to the Arctic tundra environment.
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C.
Selkup
The Selkup are an indigenous Uralic-speaking people of Siberia, traditionally semi-nomadic hunters, fishers, and reindeer herders living mainly along the middle reaches of the Ob River in Russia.
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D.
Enets
Enets are a small Indigenous Samoyedic people of northern Siberia, closely related linguistically and culturally to the Nenets, with a traditional lifestyle centered on reindeer herding, fishing, and hunting.
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E.
Baiga people
The Baiga people are an indigenous Adivasi community of central India known for their shifting cultivation traditions, distinctive body tattoos, and close spiritual relationship with forests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
Uralic ethnic group ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Soviet collectivization policies
ⓘ
oil and gas development in Western Siberia ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Khant
ⓘ
Khanty people ⓘ
surface form:
Ostyaks
|
| autonymLanguage | Khanty language ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Western Siberia ⓘ |
| ethnicMinorityIn |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| ethnonym |
Khanty people
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Khanty
|
| federalSubjectOfResidence |
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
ⓘ
surface form:
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Yugra
Tomsk Oblast ⓘ Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
epic storytelling
ⓘ
ritual songs ⓘ |
| historicalContactWith |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Uralic languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| linguisticBranch |
Ugric languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Ob-Ugric
|
| mainRegion |
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
ⓘ
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug ⓘ |
| nativeName | ханты ⓘ |
| populationRegion |
Irtysh River
ⓘ
surface form:
Irtysh River basin
Ob River basin ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of Russia ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Mansi people
ⓘ
Nenets ⓘ
surface form:
Nenets people
Selkup ⓘ
surface form:
Selkup people
|
| relatedLinguisticallyTo |
Hungarians
ⓘ
Mansi people ⓘ |
| religion |
Russian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Orthodoxy
|
| speaks | Khanty language ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
bear cult
ⓘ
veneration of nature spirits ⓘ |
| traditionalDwelling | chum ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fur trapping
ⓘ
river fishing ⓘ taiga hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ reindeer herding ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | northwestern Siberia ⓘ |
| uses | Khanty language in oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
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Subject: Khanty people Description of subject: The Khanty people are an Indigenous Uralic ethnic group of northwestern Siberia, traditionally semi-nomadic reindeer herders, hunters, and fishers living mainly in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Russia.
Referenced by (27)
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