Zomi people
E759970
The Zomi people are an indigenous Tibeto-Burman ethnic group living across the hilly regions of northeastern India and western Myanmar, with a distinct language, culture, and Christian-influenced traditions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zomi people canonical | 3 |
| Zomi | 2 |
| Chin-Kuki-Mizo peoples | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Tedim-Chin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
British Burma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| diaspora |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicGroupOf |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
clan-based social structure
ⓘ
oral storytelling traditions ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ traditional folk songs ⓘ vernacular Christian hymns ⓘ |
| hasOrganization |
Zomi Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zomi National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ Zomi Revolutionary Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Tedim language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zomi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Sino-Tibetan languages
ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorReligionIntroducedBy | Christian missionaries ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Chin Hills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chin State NERFINISHED ⓘ Manipur NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizoram NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagaland NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagaing Region NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern India ⓘ western Myanmar ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chin ethnic groups of Myanmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuki-Chin peoples of Northeast India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Chin people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuki people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Baptist Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| selfIdentification | Zomi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Chin-Kuki-Mizo peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalDress | handwoven shawls ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
shifting cultivation
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | animism ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zomi
this entity surface form:
Zomi
this entity surface form:
Chin-Kuki-Mizo peoples