Nanai

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The Nanai are an indigenous Tungusic people of the Russian Far East and northeastern China, traditionally known for fishing, hunting, and a river-based way of life along the Amur and Ussuri rivers.

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Nanai language 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tungusic language
Tungusic people
ethnic group
indigenous people
alsoKnownAs Goldi NERFINISHED
Hezhe (in China) NERFINISHED
autonym Nanai NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Russian Far East NERFINISHED
northeastern China
historicalContactWith Qing dynasty NERFINISHED
Russian Empire NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Lower Amur region NERFINISHED
language Nanai language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Tungusic languages
nativeTo Amur River basin NERFINISHED
Ussuri River basin NERFINISHED
populationCenter Heilongjiang Province NERFINISHED
Khabarovsk Krai NERFINISHED
Primorsky Krai NERFINISHED
primaryCountry China NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
recognizedAsIndigenousPeopleIn Russian Federation NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Evenks NERFINISHED
Oroch NERFINISHED
Udege NERFINISHED
Ulch NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
Russian Orthodoxy NERFINISHED
subgroupOf Tungusic peoples NERFINISHED
traditionalBelief animism
traditionalClothingMaterial fish skin
fur
leather
traditionalCraft fish-skin tanning
fur processing
wood carving
traditionalDwelling conical tents
semi-subterranean houses
traditionalEconomicActivity fishing
hunting
reindeer herding
trapping
traditionalFoodSource salmon
sturgeon
traditionalLifestyle river-based way of life
traditionalReligion shamanism
traditionalTransport dog sleds
river boats
UNESCOIntangibleHeritageRelatedTo Nanai fish-skin processing (Hezhe fish-skin art) NERFINISHED

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