Singpho people
E848787
The Singpho people are an ethnic group of Tibeto-Burman origin primarily inhabiting parts of northeastern India and northern Myanmar, known for their distinct language, culture, and historical role in regional tea cultivation.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
communal feasts ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Brahmaputra Valley region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demography | small population compared to neighboring majority groups ⓘ |
| environment | foothills and forested areas ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Tibeto-Burman ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinct culture
ⓘ
distinct language ⓘ historical role in regional tea cultivation ⓘ |
| language | Singpho language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Sino-Tibetan languages
ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | language with relatively small number of speakers ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Mishmi people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tai Khamti people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
minority group in India
ⓘ
minority group in Myanmar ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Northeastern India
ⓘ
Northern Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Jingpo people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kachin people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Animism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| residesIn |
Arunachal Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ Kachin State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptUsage |
Burmese script (for Singpho language, in some contexts)
ⓘ
Latin script (for Singpho language, in some contexts) ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based society ⓘ |
| subsistenceBase | rain-fed agriculture ⓘ |
| teaUse |
early users of tea as beverage and medicine
ⓘ
producer of indigenous tea varieties ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop | tea ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
hunting and gathering
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHouseType | stilt house ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
shifting cultivation
ⓘ
tea cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | animist beliefs ⓘ |
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