Dima
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Dima is an alternative name for the Dimasa people, an indigenous ethnic group primarily inhabiting parts of Northeast India.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dimasa people | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Dimasa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRiver | Brahmaputra River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Bushu festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hojai festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Barak Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brahmaputra Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicallyIdentifiedAs | Dimasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicReligionCategory | animism ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticFamily | Sino-Tibetan peoples ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Tibeto-Burman peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentClassification | Scheduled Tribe (Hills) in Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCapital |
Dimapur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maibang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | North Cachar Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | Northeast India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Dimasa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticBranch | Bodo–Garo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorFestival | Bushu Dima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | sons of the great river ⓘ |
| notableLanguageFeature | tonal language ⓘ |
| presentDistrict |
Cachar district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dima Hasao district NERFINISHED ⓘ Dimapur district NERFINISHED ⓘ Hojai district NERFINISHED ⓘ Karbi Anglong district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligionTrend | syncretic Hindu and indigenous practices GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryState |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nagaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ |
| region | Northeast India ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| scriptUsed |
Assamese script
ⓘ
Latin script ⓘ |
| selfDesignation |
Dima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dimasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing |
Rigu (women’s lower garment)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Risha (upper cloth) ⓘ Sgaopha (men’s headgear) ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | Baidima dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalHouseType | stilt house ⓘ |
| traditionalMusicInstrument |
Khram (drum)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muri (flute) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation | agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalEntity | Dimasa Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Dimasao religion ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.