Yakkha people
E763076
The Yakkha people are an indigenous ethnic group of the eastern Himalayas, primarily in eastern Nepal and adjacent regions of India, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language and traditional agrarian lifestyle.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yakkha language | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| ancestralTerritory | eastern Himalayan region ⓘ |
| autonymLanguage | Yakkha language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenshipDistribution |
Indian citizens
ⓘ
Nepalese citizens ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
| countryRegion |
Darjeeling region, West Bengal, India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sikkim, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
folk songs
ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ ritual dances ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | eastern hills of Nepal ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Yakkha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Kiranti peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Yakkha language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticClassification | Tibeto-Burman-speaking people ⓘ |
| minorityStatus |
ethnic minority in India
ⓘ
ethnic minority in Nepal ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | eastern Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous nationalities of Nepal ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | eastern Himalayas ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Limbu people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Kirat Mundhum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Devanagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Yakkha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settlementPattern | rural villages ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ |
| traditionalCrops |
maize
ⓘ
millet ⓘ paddy rice ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | rain-fed agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | hill village houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | agrarian ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Kirat Mundhum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.