Bunun people

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Austronesian ethnic group indigenous people

The Bunun people are an indigenous Austronesian ethnic group of Taiwan, traditionally known as highland farmers and hunters with rich polyphonic vocal music and distinct cultural practices.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Bunun 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
ceremony Ear-shooting Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
millet harvest rituals ⓘ
colonialExperience Japanese rule in Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
colonialPolicyImpact forced relocation under Japanese rule ⓘ
hunting restrictions under Japanese rule ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor complex choral singing ⓘ
distinct cultural practices ⓘ
polyphonic vocal music ⓘ
language Bunun language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
modernIssue cultural preservation ⓘ
land rights ⓘ
language revitalization ⓘ
musicType hocket-style singing ⓘ
polyphonic chorus ⓘ
populationLocation Hualien County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kaohsiung City NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nantou County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pingtung County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taitung County NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan ⓘ
region Central Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
animism ⓘ
riteOfPassage ear-shooting test for boys ⓘ
socialOrganization clan-based society ⓘ
patrilineal descent ⓘ
traditionalBelief ancestor worship ⓘ
spirit world ⓘ
traditionalCrops millet ⓘ
rice ⓘ
sweet potatoes ⓘ
taros ⓘ
traditionalEconomy hunting ⓘ
millet cultivation ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ
traditionalHousing stone-slab houses ⓘ
wooden houses ⓘ
traditionalLifestyle highland farmers ⓘ
hunters ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Central Mountain Range of Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
highland areas of Hualien County ⓘ
highland areas of Nantou County ⓘ
highland areas of Taitung County ⓘ

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

Bunun language → ethnicity → Bunun people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bunun
Bunun language → hasAlternativeName → Bunun people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bunun
Nantou County → hasIndigenousGroup → Bunun people ⓘ
Taitung County → hasIndigenousGroup → Bunun people ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Taiwan → recognizedGroup → Bunun people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bunun
Bunun language → spokenBy → Bunun people ⓘ