Yakthung

E764692

Yakthung is the endonym used by the Limbu people, an indigenous ethnic group of the eastern Himalayas known for their distinct language, script, and cultural traditions.

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Surface form Occurrences
Yakthungpan 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf endonym
associatedWithCountry Bhutan NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Myanmar NERFINISHED
Nepal NERFINISHED
associatedWithLanguage Limbu language NERFINISHED
associatedWithRegion Darjeeling NERFINISHED
Sikkim NERFINISHED
eastern Himalayas
eastern Nepal
associatedWithReligion Buddhism NERFINISHED
Hinduism NERFINISHED
Kirat Mundhum NERFINISHED
associatedWithScript Limbu script NERFINISHED
ethnicIdentity Tibeto-Burman ethnic group
ethnonymFor indigenous ethnic group
hasAlternativeName Limbu NERFINISHED
Subba (clan title) NERFINISHED
Yakthumba NERFINISHED
hasCulturalPractice Limbu folk dances
Limbu folk songs
Mundhum oral tradition
Yumaism (Yuma Samyo) NERFINISHED
traditional shamanism
hasCulturalSymbol Chyabrung drum NERFINISHED
Limbu script NERFINISHED
hasFestivals Chasok Tangnam NERFINISHED
Yuma Sammang-related rituals
hasLanguageScript Sirijonga script NERFINISHED
hasLanguageStatus minority language
hasOralLiterature epic narratives
ritual chants
hasPopulationDistribution concentrated in eastern Nepal
present in Darjeeling hills, India
present in Sikkim, India
hasSocialStructure clan-based system
hasTraditionalBeliefSystem Mundhum cosmology NERFINISHED
hasTraditionalDress Limbu traditional attire
hasTraditionalEconomy animal husbandry
subsistence agriculture
hasTraditionalInstrument Chyabrung drum NERFINISHED
languageFamilyContext Sino-Tibetan languages NERFINISHED
partOf Kirat ethnic groups
recognizedAs indigenous nationality of Nepal
recognizedBy Government of Nepal NERFINISHED
refersTo Limbu people NERFINISHED
usedBy Limbu people NERFINISHED
usesSelfDesignation Yakthungba NERFINISHED

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Limbu people selfDesignation Yakthung
Limbu people selfDesignationLanguage Yakthung
this entity surface form: Yakthungpan