Olonkho epic

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Yakut folklore heroic narrative cycle intangible cultural heritage oral epic

The Olonkho epic is a traditional heroic narrative cycle of the Sakha (Yakut) people, renowned for its complex mythology, poetic language, and performance-based storytelling.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Yakut folklore ⓘ
heroic narrative cycle ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
oral epic ⓘ
featuresCharacterType deities ⓘ
epic hero ⓘ
mythical creatures ⓘ
spirits ⓘ
featuresRealm Lower World NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle World NERFINISHED ⓘ
Upper World ⓘ
hasApproximateLength several thousand lines ⓘ
hasCosmology three‑tiered universe ⓘ
hasCulture Sakha people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yakut people NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasForm oral poetry ⓘ
recitative performance ⓘ
sung narrative ⓘ
hasFunction education of younger generations ⓘ
entertainment ⓘ
preservation of Sakha history ⓘ
preservation of Sakha mythology ⓘ
ritual communication with the spirit world ⓘ
hasGenre heroic epic ⓘ
mythological epic ⓘ
hasGeographicOrigin Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sakha Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yakutia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasKeyTheme clan and kinship relations ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ
heroism ⓘ
relationship between humans and nature ⓘ
shamanic beliefs ⓘ
struggle between good and evil ⓘ
hasLanguage Sakha language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yakut language NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNarrativeMode first‑person performance ⓘ
hasPerformanceContext festivals ⓘ
ritual occasions ⓘ
winter gatherings ⓘ
hasPoeticFeature alliteration ⓘ
formulaic expressions ⓘ
parallelism ⓘ
hasStructure multi‑episode narrative cycle ⓘ
performedBy olonkhossut NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
requiresSkill dramatic acting ⓘ
extended vocal technique ⓘ
improvisation ⓘ
memorization of long texts ⓘ
transmissionMode master‑apprentice training ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2005 ⓘ
UNESCOStatus Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

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

Sakha (Yakut) people → intangibleHeritage → Olonkho epic ⓘ
subject surface form: Sakha people
Sakha (Yakut) people → oralTradition → Olonkho epic ⓘ
subject surface form: Sakha people