Paite people
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The Paite people are an indigenous ethnic group of the broader Kuki-Chin-Mizo family in Northeast India and neighboring regions, known for their distinct cultural traditions and Tibeto-Burman linguistic heritage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paite language | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kuki-Chin-Mizo group
ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman language ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWithHills | yes ⓘ |
| broaderEthnoLinguisticCategory | Kuki-Chin-Mizo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialEraReligionChange | conversion to Christianity ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalFamily | Zo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
community feasts
ⓘ
folk tales ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeast India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Northeast India and neighboring regions ⓘ |
| hasClanSystem | yes ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticBranch | Northern Kuki-Chin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarilyLocatedIn |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chin State NERFINISHED ⓘ Manipur NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizoram NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagaing Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Tripura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Indo-Myanmar borderlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Paite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesCulturalTraitsWith |
Hmar people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lushai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Thadou people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speaks | Paite language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Paite people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Chin people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuki people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | folk dance ⓘ |
| traditionalDress | handwoven cloth ⓘ |
| traditionalHouseType | stilt house ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | folk songs ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation | shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalOrganization | village chieftainship ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | animism ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.