Vaiphei
E710317
The Vaiphei are an indigenous Tibeto-Burman–speaking ethnic group of Northeast India and Myanmar, culturally related to other Kuki-Chin peoples.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vaiphei canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Zomi-Kuki-Chin cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
folk dances
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| culturalRelation | shares customs with other Kuki-Chin groups ⓘ |
| ethnicCategory | Scheduled Tribe in some Indian states ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Tibeto-Burman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
border areas of India and Myanmar
ⓘ
hills of Northeast India ⓘ |
| language | Vaiphei language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Kuki-Chin languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus |
minority language in India
ⓘ
minority language in Myanmar ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology |
agglutinative language
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| macroEthnicContext | Zomi peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityStatus |
ethnic minority in India
ⓘ
ethnic minority in Myanmar ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Myanmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeast India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligionToday | Protestant Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chin State NERFINISHED ⓘ Manipur NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizoram NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chin people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuki people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| religiousInfluence | Protestant missions ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based society ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Kuki-Chin peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | stilt houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership | village chief ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
shifting cultivation
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | ancestor worship ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.