Thulung Rai

E820724

Thulung Rai are an indigenous Kirati ethnic subgroup of the Rai people, traditionally inhabiting the eastern Himalayan regions of Nepal with their own distinct language and cultural practices.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Thulung Rai canonical 5
Lohorung Rai 1
Thulung 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kirati people subgroup
Rai people subgroup
indigenous ethnic group
language
country Nepal
culturalArea eastern Kirat
culturalPractice Mundhum oral tradition
agricultural festivals
ancestor worship
shamanic rituals
diaspora Bhutan
India
United Kingdom
other overseas countries
ethnicGroupOf Nepal
festivals Kirat festivals
governedBy Thulung Rai social organizations
hasClanSystem yes
hasOralTradition yes
language Thulung language
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
languageStatus endangered
migrationPattern internal migration to urban centers in Nepal
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Nepal
musicTradition folk songs and dances
nativeTo Himalayan region
partOf Kirati peoples
Rai people
linked to: Rai peoples
populationDistribution hill districts of eastern Nepal
recognizedAs indigenous nationality of Nepal
region eastern Himalayas
linked to: Eastern Himalayas
religion Buddhism
Hinduism
Kirat Mundhum
selfIdentification Kirat
Rai
socialStructure clan-based organization
subfamily Kiranti languages
traditionalBelief nature worship
spirit worship
traditionalHouseType stone and wood houses
traditionalOccupation animal husbandry
subsistence agriculture
traditionalRegion Khotang District
Okhaldhunga District
Solukhumbu District
eastern Nepal
traditionalReligion Kirat Mundhum
usesScript Devanagari script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Rai hasSubgroup Thulung Rai
Rai hasSubgroup Lohorung Rai
linked to: Thulung Rai
Thulung language ethnicGroup Thulung Rai
Thulung language hasAlternativeName Thulungpan
linked to: Thulung Rai
Kiranti hasLanguage Thulung
linked to: Thulung Rai
Bahing Rai relatedEthnicGroup Thulung Rai
Mewahang Rai relatedEthnicGroups Thulung Rai
Wambule Rai relatedGroup Thulung Rai