Mara people
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The Mara people are an indigenous ethnic group of the Tibeto-Burman family primarily inhabiting the hilly regions of northeastern India and northwestern Myanmar, known for their distinct language, customs, and Christian-majority culture.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| autonomousRegionIn | Mizoram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderlandPeopleOf | India–Myanmar border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Indian citizens
ⓘ
Myanmar citizens ⓘ |
| colonialEraMission | British missionaries ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
distinct customs
ⓘ
distinct traditional dress ⓘ folk dances ⓘ folk songs ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ |
| district |
Lawngtlai district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siaha district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationMedium |
English
ⓘ
Mara language in primary schools ⓘ Mizo language ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Kuki-Chin languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticMinorityContext |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorConversionPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| politicalStatusInIndia | Scheduled Tribe ⓘ |
| populationRegion |
Lawngtlai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siaha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryChristianDenomination | Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Mara language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Northeastern India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwestern Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Chin people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuki people NERFINISHED ⓘ Lai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousMinorityContext | Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Latin script ⓘ |
| selfGoverningBody | Mara Autonomous District Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Mizoram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | stilt houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
shifting cultivation
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | drum-based music ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | animism ⓘ |
| traditionalSocialUnit | village community ⓘ |
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