Dimasa people

E33027

Tibeto-Burman ethnic group ethnic group indigenous people

The Dimasa people are an indigenous Tibeto-Burman ethnic community of Northeast India, primarily associated with Assam and known for their distinct language, culture, and historical Dimasa kingdom.

Aliases (2)

Kachari people ×1
Kuki people ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Tibeto-Burman ethnic group → ethnic group → indigenous people →
clanSystem	patrilineal clans →
country	India →
ethnicGroupOf	Assam → India → Northeast India →
governingBody	Dimasa apex bodies and councils →
hasHistoricalKingdom	Dimasa Kingdom → Kachari Kingdom →
historicalRegion	Cachar region → Dima Hasao district → North Cachar Hills → parts of present-day Assam →
language	Dimasa language →
languageFamily	Sino-Tibetan languages → Tibeto-Burman languages →
nativeTo	Assam → Nagaland →
populationRegion	Cachar district of Assam → Dima Hasao district of Assam → Karbi Anglong district of Assam →
primaryState	Assam → Nagaland →
recognizedAs	Scheduled Tribe in Assam → Scheduled Tribe in India → Scheduled Tribe in Nagaland →
relatedEthnicGroup	Bodo people → Kachari people → other Bodo-Kachari groups →
religion	Christianity → Hinduism → indigenous animist beliefs →
socialStructure	clan-based society →
traditionalDance	Baidima →
traditionalDress	Rigu (women's lower garment) → Risha (upper cloth) → Sgaopha (men's headgear) →
traditionalFestival	Bushu Dima → Hojai Bushu →
traditionalInstrument	Khram (drum) → Muri (flute) →
traditionalMusic	folk songs accompanied by traditional drums →
traditionalOccupation	agriculture → shifting cultivation → wet rice cultivation →
traditionalReligion	Dimalik →
usesScript	Assamese script → Latin script →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Assamese people → Dimasa people ("Kachari people") → Karbi people ("Kuki people") →	relatedEthnicGroup
Assam →	ethnicGroup