Monpa people
E661868
The Monpa people are an indigenous ethnic group of the eastern Himalayas, primarily inhabiting Arunachal Pradesh in India and parts of Tibet, known for their Tibetan Buddhist traditions and distinct language and culture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bhutia community | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tawang Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culture | Tibetan-influenced culture ⓘ |
| economy | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Arunachal Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsSchoolOfBuddhism | Gelug school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorMonastery | Tawang Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Bengni Monpa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dirang Monpa NERFINISHED ⓘ Lish Monpa NERFINISHED ⓘ Panchen Monpa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tawang Monpa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Monpa languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
barley
ⓘ
maize ⓘ millet ⓘ |
| nativeTo | eastern Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practices | lamaism ⓘ |
| primarilyInhabits |
Tawang district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Kameng district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ |
| region | Northeast India ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Bhutia people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sherpa people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Mahayana Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousStructure |
chorten
ⓘ
mani wall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRecognition | Scheduled Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | masked dances ⓘ |
| traditionalDress |
goncha
ⓘ
woolen garments ⓘ |
| traditionalFestival |
Choskar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Losar NERFINISHED ⓘ Torgya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
butter tea
ⓘ
tsampa ⓘ |
| traditionalHouseType | stone and wood houses ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | folk songs ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesScript | Tibetan script ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bhutia community