Bantawa Rai

E820722

Bantawa Rai are a subgroup of the Rai people of eastern Nepal, known for their distinct Bantawa language and rich Kirati cultural traditions.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bantawa 1
Bantawa Rai canonical 1

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic subgroup
associatedWith Kirat Rai organizations in Nepal
beliefSystem Mundhum oral tradition NERFINISHED
country Nepal
culture Kirati culture NERFINISHED
diaspora Bhutan NERFINISHED
Hong Kong NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Middle Eastern countries NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf eastern Nepal NERFINISHED
ethnolinguisticGroup Kirati peoples NERFINISHED
festival Sakela Ubhauli NERFINISHED
Sakela Udhauli NERFINISHED
heritageStatus part of Nepalese cultural diversity
language Bantawa language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
languageSubfamily Kiranti languages NERFINISHED
recognizedAs indigenous nationality of Nepal
region Koshi Province NERFINISHED
Province No. 1 (former) NERFINISHED
eastern hills of Nepal
religion Kirat Mundhum NERFINISHED
scriptUsed Devanagari (for Bantawa language)
socialStructure clan-based organization
subgroupOf Rai people NERFINISHED
traditionalDance Sakela dance NERFINISHED
traditionalDress distinct Rai traditional attire
traditionalHouseType stone and timber houses
traditionalMusic drum-based music
folk songs
traditionalOccupation animal husbandry
subsistence agriculture
traditionalReligion animism
shamanism

Referenced by (2)

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

Rai hasSubgroup Bantawa Rai
Jhapa District, Nepal language Bantawa Rai
subject surface form: Jhapa District
this entity surface form: Bantawa