Dimasa Kachari community
E772419
The Dimasa Kachari community is an indigenous ethnic group of Northeast India, primarily in Assam, known for its distinct Tibeto-Burman language, rich agrarian traditions, and vibrant folk culture.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| alsoLocatedIn |
Meghalaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nagaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratesFestival |
Bushu Dima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hojagiri-type harvest celebrations ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
folk tales
ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ ritual songs ⓘ |
| economicActivities |
agriculture
ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeast India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsReligion |
Hinduism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ |
| governedBy | North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutonomousDistrict | Dima Hasao district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClanSystem | yes ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Dimasa Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kachari Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
folk dances
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ rich agrarian traditions ⓘ traditional musical instruments ⓘ vibrant folk culture ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Bodo–Garo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLargerGrouping | Bodo–Kachari peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationStatus | minority group in Assam ⓘ |
| practices |
shifting cultivation
ⓘ
wet rice cultivation ⓘ |
| primarilyLocatedIn | Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ |
| regionOfHistoricalRule |
Cachar region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dima Hasao region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroups |
Bodo people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kachari people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage | Dimasa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Assam ⓘ |
| traditionalDress |
Rigu (women’s lower garment)
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ⓘ
Risha (upper cloth) ⓘ Sgaopha (men’s headgear) ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation | agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalInstitution |
Jonthai (village council)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khunang (village headman) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesScript |
Assamese script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin script ⓘ |
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