Rukai people

E559960
Austronesian ethnic group indigenous people

The Rukai people are one of Taiwan’s indigenous Austronesian groups, known for their rich oral traditions, distinctive slate houses, and intricate social and ritual customs.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rukai people canonical 2
Rukai 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
ceremony coming-of-age rituals ⓘ
millet harvest rituals ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingStateRecognition recognized by the government of Taiwan as an indigenous group ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Latin-based orthography for Rukai language ⓘ
intangibleHeritage ceremonial dances ⓘ
epic oral narratives ⓘ
ritual songs ⓘ
knownFor distinctive slate houses ⓘ
elaborate ritual customs ⓘ
intricate social customs ⓘ
rich oral traditions ⓘ
language Rukai language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
materialCulture beadwork ⓘ
slate architecture ⓘ
traditional weaving ⓘ
woodcarving ⓘ
partOf Formosan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
populationGroup Taiwan indigenous peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs indigenous people of Taiwan ⓘ
region southern Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Bunun people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paiwan people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Puyuma people NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion ancestor worship ⓘ
animism ⓘ
socialStructure hereditary chieftain system ⓘ
rank-based social hierarchy ⓘ
traditionalCrops millet ⓘ
sweet potato ⓘ
taro ⓘ
traditionalEconomy gathering ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
swidden agriculture ⓘ
traditionalHousing slate houses ⓘ
traditionalLaw customary law ⓘ
traditionalLeadershipTitle chief ⓘ
traditionalSettlementType mountain villages ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Kaohsiung City NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pingtung County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taitung County NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Pingtung County, Taiwan → hasEthnicGroup → Rukai people ⓘ
subject surface form: Pingtung County
indigenous peoples of Taiwan → recognizedGroup → Rukai people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rukai
Taitung County → hasIndigenousGroup → Rukai people ⓘ