Mizo people

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The Mizo people are an indigenous Tibeto-Burman ethnic group primarily inhabiting the hilly state of Mizoram and surrounding regions, known for their distinct language, rich folk traditions, and Christian-majority culture.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Mizo people canonical 13
Mizo 6
Mizo peoples 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
alsoInhabitsRegion Assam
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

Manipur
Myanmar
Tripura
associatedHills Lushai Hills
borderRegion Indo–Bangladesh International Border
surface form: India–Bangladesh border

India–Myanmar border
surface form: Indo-Myanmar border
capitalCityOfPrimaryState Aizawl
colonialName Mizo people self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lushai
continent Asia
country India
ethnolinguisticGroup Tibeto-Burman peoples
historicalEconomy jhum cultivation
shifting cultivation
language Mizo language
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
Tibeto-Burman languages
majorInsurgencySettlement Mizoram Peace Accord 1986
politicalAutonomy Mizoram statehood in India
populationCenter Aizawl
Champhai
Lunglei
primaryRegion Mizoram
primaryState Mizoram
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
religion Baptists
surface form: Baptist Christianity

Presbyterianism
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
religionMajority Christianity
religionMinority Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
selfDesignation Mizo people self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mizo
subgroup Hmar people
surface form: Hmar

Lai
Lusei
Mara
Paite
Ralte
traditionalAttire kawrchei
puan
puanchei
traditionalCraft basketry
weaving
traditionalDance Cheraw dance
Chheihlam
Khuallam
Sarlamkai
traditionalFestival Chapchar Kut
Mim Kut
Pawl Kut
traditionalFood bai
bamboo shoot dishes
smoked meat
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalMusic folk songs
traditionalReligion animism
folk religion
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (24)

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

Northeast India hasEthnicGroup Mizo people
Mizoram officialLanguage Mizo people
this entity surface form: Mizo
Mizoram regionalLanguage Mizo people
this entity surface form: Mizo
Mizoram ethnicGroup Mizo people
Chin language Mizo people
this entity surface form: Mizo (Lushai)
Chin relatedGroup Mizo people
Bnei Menashe associatedPeoples Mizo people
Uttara hasOfficialLanguage Mizo people
this entity surface form: Mizo
Kuki-Chin languages spokenBy Mizo people
Kuki-Chin languages spokenBy Mizo people
this entity surface form: Zomi people
Aizawl majorEthnicGroup Mizo people
Patkai Hills ethnicGroups Mizo people
this entity surface form: Mizo peoples
Mizo people colonialName Mizo people self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lushai
Mizo people selfDesignation Mizo people self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mizo
Mizo Hills inhabitedBy Mizo people
Mizo District majorityEthnicGroup Mizo people
Mizo District ethnolinguisticGroup Mizo people
this entity surface form: Mizo
Kuki relatedEthnicGroup Mizo people
this entity surface form: Mizo
Patkai Range hasEthnicGroups Mizo people
this entity surface form: Mizo peoples
Zo people relatedEthnicGroup Mizo people
Kuki people relatedEthnicGroup Mizo people