Lai people
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The Lai people are an indigenous ethnic group of the Chin Hills region in Myanmar and adjoining areas of India and Bangladesh, known for their distinct culture, traditional hill agriculture, and Tibeto-Burman linguistic heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lai people canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalPractice |
subsistence farming
ⓘ
terrace farming ⓘ |
| borderRegion |
Bangladesh–Myanmar borderlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India–Myanmar borderlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | affected by British colonial administration in Chin Hills ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
India ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
clan-based social structure
ⓘ
distinct traditional dress ⓘ indigenous musical practices ⓘ oral folklore traditions ⓘ |
| demographicPattern | predominantly rural population ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Lai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Falam Lai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hakha Lai NERFINISHED ⓘ Tedim Lai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Chin Hills region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Sino-Tibetan languages
ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticHeritage | Tibeto-Burman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northeastern India
ⓘ
southeastern Bangladesh ⓘ western Myanmar ⓘ |
| minorityStatus |
ethnic minority in Bangladesh
ⓘ
ethnic minority in India ⓘ ethnic minority in Myanmar ⓘ |
| partOf | Chin ethnic groups ⓘ |
| postcolonialState |
incorporated into People’s Republic of Bangladesh
ⓘ
incorporated into Republic of India ⓘ incorporated into Union of Burma (Myanmar) ⓘ |
| primarySettlementType | hill villages ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Scheduled Tribe in parts of India ⓘ |
| region | Chin Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Chin people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuki people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief | veneration of ancestral spirits ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
hill agriculture
ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | stilt houses ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.