Altai people
E125413
The Altai people are a Turkic ethnic group native to south-central Siberia, known for their traditional pastoralism, shamanistic and Orthodox Christian beliefs, and rich oral epic heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Altai people canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkic people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
epic poetry
ⓘ
oral epic tradition ⓘ throat singing ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | minority in Russia ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Turkic ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| language | Altai language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Turkic languages ⓘ |
| music |
jaw harp
ⓘ
two-stringed lute ⓘ |
| mythology |
creation myths
ⓘ
heroic epics ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Altai Krai
ⓘ
Altai Republic ⓘ south-central Siberia ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous people of Russia ⓘ |
| region |
Altai Mountains
ⓘ
Siberia ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Kazakhs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kazakh people
Khakas ⓘ
surface form:
Khakas people
Kyrgyz people ⓘ Tuvans ⓘ
surface form:
Tuvan people
|
| religion |
Russian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Orthodox Christianity
Tengrism ⓘ shamanism ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Altai Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Altai
Southern Altai ⓘ |
| traditionalBeliefSystem |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
animism ⓘ shamanism ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing |
felt garments
ⓘ
fur coats ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
embroidery
ⓘ
felt-making ⓘ leatherwork ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
nomadic herding
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | yurt ⓘ |
| traditionalLivestock |
camels
ⓘ
cattle ⓘ horses ⓘ sheep ⓘ yaks ⓘ |
| usesScript | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.