Gurung people

E658211
ethnic group

The Gurung people are an indigenous ethnic group of the Himalayan region of Nepal, known for their Tibeto-Burman language, rich shamanic and Buddhist cultural traditions, and long history of service in the British and Indian Gurkha regiments.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Gurung people canonical 4
Gurung community in Nepal 1
Gurung diaspora 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Nepal ⓘ
countryOfSignificantDiaspora Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brunei NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ
Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalPractice Buddhist festivals ⓘ
ancestor worship ⓘ
communal feasts ⓘ
shamanic rituals ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Tamang–Gurung–Thakali group NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageStatus minority language in Nepal ⓘ
nativeLanguage Gurung language NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor service in Gurkha regiments ⓘ
partOf Gurkha communities of Nepal ⓘ
primaryRegion Himalayan region of Nepal ⓘ
recognizedAs indigenous nationality of Nepal ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ
scriptUsed Devanagari script NERFINISHED ⓘ
servedIn British Army Gurkha regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indian Army Gorkha regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
patrilineal descent ⓘ
traditionalBeliefSystem Bon-related practices ⓘ
traditionalDance Ghatu dance NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sorathi dance NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalMusic use of flute ⓘ
use of madal drum ⓘ
traditionalOccupation agriculture ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ
military service ⓘ
traditionalRegion Gandaki Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gorkha District NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kaski District NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lamjung District NERFINISHED ⓘ
Manang District NERFINISHED ⓘ
Syangja District NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tanahun District NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalReligionSpecialist Khlepree priest ⓘ
Pachyu shaman ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Tibeto-Burman peoples → hasEthnicGroup → Gurung people ⓘ
Gurung → spokenBy → Gurung people ⓘ
Gurung → ethnicAssociation → Gurung people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gurung ethnic group
Gurung → hasDialect → Gurung people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western Gurung
Gurung → hasCommunity → Gurung people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gurung community in Nepal
Gurung → hasCommunity → Gurung people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gurung diaspora
Himalayan region → inhabitedBy → Gurung people ⓘ
Nepali people → ethnicGroup → Gurung people ⓘ