Dimasa Kachari
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Dimasa Kachari are an indigenous Tibeto-Burman ethnic group of Northeast India, primarily associated with Assam and known for their distinct language, culture, and historical kingdom.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| autonomousCouncilRegion | North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (now NCHAC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalHistorically |
Dimapur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khaspur NERFINISHED ⓘ Maibang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanSystem | patrilineal clans ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalArea |
Barak valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brahmaputra valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Tibeto-Burman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymMeaning | sons of the great river ⓘ |
| governedByBody | Dimasa apex bodies and councils ⓘ |
| historicalKingdom |
Dimasa Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kachari Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Dimasa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorFestival |
Bushu Dima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hojagiri (dance-related observance) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLinguisticGroup | Bodo–Garo peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRegion |
Cachar district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dima Hasao district NERFINISHED ⓘ Hojai district NERFINISHED ⓘ Karbi Anglong district NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagaon district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nagaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Scheduled Tribe ⓘ |
| region | Northeast India ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Bodo people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kachari people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kokborok-speaking Tripuri ⓘ Tiwa (Lalung) people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| scheduledTribeIn |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nagaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptUsed |
Assamese script
ⓘ
Latin script ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop | rice ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | Bushu dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalDressMen | Sgaopha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalDressWomen |
Rigu
ⓘ
Risha ⓘ |
| traditionalMusicInstrument |
Khram (drum)
ⓘ
Muri (flute) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation | agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | animism ⓘ |
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