Hmar people

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ethnic group

The Hmar people are an indigenous ethnic group of Northeast India and neighboring regions, known for their distinct cultural traditions and Tibeto-Burman linguistic heritage.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Hmar	6
Tamang people	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ surface form: Bangladesh India ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ
culturalOrganization	Hmar Art and Culture groups NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalRegion	Barak Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Churachandpur NERFINISHED ⓘ North Cachar Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinlung Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet	rice-based cuisine ⓘ
ethnicity	Hmar NERFINISHED ⓘ
festivalType	harvest festival ⓘ
languageBranch	Kuki-Chin languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ
literacyMovement	church-based education ⓘ
missionaryInfluence	Welsh Presbyterian missionaries ⓘ
musicInstrument	drums ⓘ gongs ⓘ
nativeLanguage	Hmar language NERFINISHED ⓘ
oralTradition	rich folklore ⓘ
politicalOrganization	Hmar Inpui NERFINISHED ⓘ Hmar Students Association NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryReligionToday	Protestant Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryStateInIndia	Mizoram NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAsTribeInIndia	Yes ⓘ
region	Northeast India ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup	Chin people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuki people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Zomi people NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
scheduledTribeStatus	Yes ⓘ
scriptUsed	Latin script ⓘ
selfIdentification	Hmar NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialStructure	clan-based ⓘ
stateInIndia	Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ Manipur NERFINISHED ⓘ Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Tripura NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalDance	folk dance ⓘ
traditionalDress	handwoven cloth ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	subsistence agriculture ⓘ
traditionalHousing	stilt houses ⓘ
traditionalMusic	folk songs ⓘ
traditionalOccupation	shifting cultivation ⓘ
traditionalReligion	animism ⓘ