Tripuri people

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The Tripuri people are an indigenous ethnic group of Northeast India with a distinct Tibeto-Burman language, rich cultural traditions, and a historical kingdom centered in what is now the state of Tripura.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Tripuri people canonical 9
Tripura people 1
Tripuri Hindus 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
alternateName Tipra
Tiprasa
Tripuri people
surface form: Tripura people
autonomousRegion Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
continent Asia
country India
culturalRegion Tripura
dynasty Manikya dynasty
ethnicity Tripuri
ethnolinguisticGroup Bodo–Garo branch (broad Tibeto-Burman affiliation)
festival Garia Puja
Hangrai
Kharchi Puja
surface form: Ker Puja

Kharchi Puja
historicalCapital Udaipur
surface form: Udaipur, Tripura
historicalPolity Kingdom of Tripura
languageBranch Sino-Tibetan languages
languageFamily Tibeto-Burman languages
laterCapital Agartala
minorityPresence Assam
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

Mizoram
nativeLanguage Kokborok
politicalOrganization Tipra Motha Party
populationCenter Dhalai district
North Tripura district
South Tripura district
West Tripura district
primaryLocation Tripura
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
region Northeast India
religion Christianity
stateOfRecognition Tripura
traditionalAgricultureType jhum cultivation
traditionalDance Hojagiri
Lebang boomani
traditionalDressFemale rignai
risa
traditionalDressMale rikutu
traditionalEconomy agriculture
traditionalInstrument khamb
sarangi
surface form: sarinda

sumui (bamboo flute)
traditionalMusic folk music of Tripura
traditionalReligion Hinduism
animism
traditionalRulerTitle Maharaja of Tripura
traditionalScript Ol Chiki script
surface form: Ol Chiki (historically used for some)}

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

Tripura majorEthnicGroup Tripuri people
Tibeto-Burman peoples hasEthnicGroup Tripuri people
Kokborok spokenBy Tripuri people
Kokborok ethnicAssociation Tripuri people
Manikya dynasty ethnicGroup Tripuri people
Kharchi Puja associatedWith Tripuri people
Kharchi Puja observedBy Tripuri people
this entity surface form: Tripuri Hindus
Kailashahar demographicGroup Tripuri people
Garia Puja celebratedBy Tripuri people
Tripuri people alternateName Tripuri people
this entity surface form: Tripura people
Christianity in Bangladesh practicedBy Tripuri people