Kham Magar

E820719

Kham Magar are a subgroup of the Magar people of Nepal, distinguished by their own Kham language and distinct cultural traditions in the mid-western Himalayan region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kham Magar canonical 3
Dhut Magar 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic subgroup
country Nepal
culturalTrait clan-based social organization
distinct oral traditions
distinct ritual practices
traditional dances
traditional folk songs
ethnicGroupIn Nepal
ethnicReligion animism
shamanism
ethnolinguisticGroup Kham language speakers
hasEndonymLanguage Khamkura
language Kham language
languageBranch Tibeto-Burman languages
linguisticFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
livelihood rain-fed farming
seasonal migration for work
minorityStatus indigenous nationalities of Nepal
nationalLanguageUsed Nepali
practices ancestor worship
nature worship
primaryLanguage Kham language
recognizedAs Janajati group in Nepal
region Himalayan region of Nepal
linked to: Himalayan region

mid-western Nepal
relatedEthnicGroup Gurung people
Khas people
Magar people
religiousInfluence Buddhism
Hinduism
selfIdentification Kham
Kham Magar
settlementArea Baglung District
Dolpa District
linked to: Dolpa region

Jajarkot District
Rolpa District
Rukum District
Salyan District
socialStructure clan system
subgroupOf Magar people
terrain high hills
mountainous regions
traditionalEconomy barter
traditionalOccupation pastoralism
subsistence agriculture
traditionalRegion mid-western Himalayan region
usesScript Devanagari (for Nepali and sometimes Kham)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Magar hasSubgroup Kham Magar
Magar hasSubgroup Dhut Magar
linked to: Kham Magar
Magar language hasDialect Kham Magar
Kham Magar selfIdentification Kham Magar