Mara
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Mara are an indigenous ethnic group of northeastern India and neighboring Myanmar, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language and cultural traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mara canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| autonomousRegionIn | Mizoram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderRegionOf | India–Myanmar border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalArea |
Northeast India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia interface ⓘ |
| culturalTradition |
distinct folk songs
ⓘ
oral storytelling ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Mara people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicMinorityIn |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnologueClassification | Tibeto-Burman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Mara Autonomous District Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| historicalRegion | Chin Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Sino-Tibetan languages
ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indo-Myanmar border region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | hill-dwelling communities ⓘ |
| music |
use of gongs
ⓘ
use of traditional drums ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Chin State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mizoram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ |
| recognizedIn | Mizoram state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lushai Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroups |
Chin peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lai NERFINISHED ⓘ Lusei NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Animism (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Mara people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speaks | Mara language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalDress | handwoven garments ⓘ |
| traditionalHouseType | stilt houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
hunting and gathering
ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | animist beliefs ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.