Chamling Rai

E820723

Chamling Rai are a subgroup of the Rai people of eastern Nepal, distinguished by their own language, cultural traditions, and ethnic identity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chamling Rai canonical 5
Kirat Chamling 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic subgroup
country Nepal
culturalPractice ancestor worship
nature worship
shamanic rituals
diaspora Bhutan
Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China

India
Middle Eastern countries
United Kingdom
ethnicGroupOf eastern Nepal
festivals Sakela
Ubhauli
Udhauli
hasCulturalTraditions Chamling Rai cultural traditions
hasEthnicIdentity Chamling Rai identity
hasOralTradition folk songs
folktales
ritual chants
hasReligion Buddhism
Hinduism
Kirat Mundhum
heritageLanguageStatus endangered
language Chamling language
linguisticFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
linguisticSubfamily Kiranti languages
migrationPattern internal migration within Nepal
minorityStatus indigenous minority in Nepal
nativeTo Himalayan region
eastern hills of Nepal
partOf Kirat people
recognizedAs indigenous nationality of Nepal
region Province No. 1, Nepal
relatedEthnicGroup Bantawa Rai
Chamling-speaking Kirat
linked to: Chamling language
religiousSpecialist Nakchhong shaman
selfIdentification Kirat Chamling
linked to: Chamling Rai
socialStructure clan-based organization
subgroupOf Rai people
linked to: Rai peoples
traditionalBeliefSystem Mundhum oral tradition
traditionalDance ritual dances
traditionalDress Rai traditional attire
traditionalHousing stone and wood houses
traditionalMusic folk drumming
traditionalOccupation animal husbandry
subsistence agriculture
usesScript Devanagari script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Rai hasSubgroup Chamling Rai
Chamling language ethnicGroup Chamling Rai
Chamling Rai selfIdentification Kirat Chamling
linked to: Chamling Rai
Bahing Rai relatedEthnicGroup Chamling Rai
Mewahang Rai relatedEthnicGroups Chamling Rai
Wambule Rai relatedGroup Chamling Rai