Kumandian

E501946

Kumandian is a Turkic ethnic group native to parts of Siberia, particularly in Russia’s Altai region, with its own distinct language and cultural traditions.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kumandins 2
Kumandy 2
Kumandian canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
autonymLanguage Kumandin
linked to: Kumandian
continent Asia
country Russia
culturalTradition Turkic epic folklore
animistic beliefs
ethnonym Kumandins
linked to: Kumandian
historicalRegion Biya River basin
linked to: Biya River

Katun River basin
linked to: Katun River
language Kumandin language
languageBranch Siberian Turkic
languageFamily Turkic languages
languageStatus endangered
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Russia
partOf Turkic world
populationTrend declining
recognizedAsIndigenousPeopleOf Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
recognizedAsSmallNumberedIndigenousPeopleOf North, Siberia and the Far East of Russia
region Altai Krai
Altai Republic
Siberia
relatedEthnicGroup Altai people
Chelkans
Shors
linked to: Shor

Telengits
religion Russian Orthodoxy
shamanism
traditionalClothing fur garments
traditionalHousing log houses
traditionalInstrument jaw harp
traditionalLivelihood animal husbandry
fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalMusic Turkic folk songs
writingSystem Cyrillic script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Kumyk closelyRelatedTo Kumandian
Altai Republic hasIndigenousPeople Kumandins
linked to: Kumandian
Kumandin language hasAlternativeName Kumandy
linked to: Kumandian
Kumandian ethnonym Kumandins
linked to: Kumandian
Kumandian autonymLanguage Kumandin
linked to: Kumandian
Altai language hasDialect Kumandy
linked to: Kumandian