Ngalop
E79082
Ngalop are the dominant ethnic group of Bhutan, traditionally associated with Tibetan Buddhist culture, Dzongkha language, and the country’s political and religious institutions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
→
social group → |
| associatedWith |
Bhutanese royal family
→
surface form:
Bhutanese monarchy
Bhutanese political institutions → Bhutanese religious institutions → Drukpa Kagyu Buddhism →
surface form:
Drukpa Kagyu school of Buddhism
Dzong architecture → Tibetan Buddhist culture → dzong system → |
| citizenshipContext | core group in formation of modern Bhutanese citizenship policies → |
| continent | Asia → |
| country | Bhutan → |
| culture | Bhutanese culture → |
| dominantIn |
central Bhutan
→
western Bhutan → |
| ethnicGroupOf | Bhutan → |
| ethnonymMeaning |
earlier risers
→
first risen people → |
| hasSubgroup | various regional Ngalop communities → |
| historicalOrigin | Tibetan migrants to Bhutan → |
| influenced |
Bhutanese administrative system
→
Bhutanese architecture → Bhutanese art → Bhutanese festivals → Bhutanese legal system → Bhutanese national identity → |
| language | Dzongkha → |
| linkedTo |
Drukpa Kagyu Buddhism
→
surface form:
Drukpa lineage
Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal’s state-building → |
| nationalLanguageRole | Dzongkha as national language of Bhutan → |
| partOf | Bhutanese people → |
| politicalDominance | historically dominant in Bhutanese state formation → |
| populationStatus | one of the largest ethnic groups in Bhutan → |
| practices |
cham dance
→
monastic Buddhism → |
| primaryLanguage | Dzongkha → |
| region | Himalayas → |
| religion |
Buddhism
→
Tibetan Buddhism → Vajrayana →
surface form:
Vajrayana Buddhism
|
| religiousInstitutionRole | providers of monastic leadership in Bhutan → |
| traditionalDress |
gho
→
kira → |
| traditionalLanguageFamily | Tibeto-Burman languages → |
| traditionalReligion | Buddhism → |
| usesScript |
Tibetan script
→
surface form:
Dzongkha script
Tibetan script → |
Referenced by (1)
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