Mara

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Mara are an indigenous ethnic group of northeastern India and neighboring Myanmar, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language and cultural traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mara canonical 2
Mara (Lakher) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
autonomousRegionIn Mizoram
borderRegionOf India–Myanmar border
continent Asia
country India
Myanmar
culturalArea Northeast India
Southeast Asia interface
culturalTradition distinct folk songs
oral storytelling
traditional dances
ethnicity Mara people
ethnicMinorityIn India
Myanmar
ethnologueClassification Tibeto-Burman
governedBy Mara Autonomous District Council
hasWritingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
historicalRegion Chin Hills
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
Tibeto-Burman languages
linguisticFeature agglutinative morphology
tonal language
locatedIn Indo-Myanmar border region
Myanmar
Northeastern India
linked to: Northeast India
migrationPattern hill-dwelling communities
music use of gongs
use of traditional drums
primaryRegion Chin State
Mizoram
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
recognizedIn Mizoram state
linked to: Mizoram
region Lushai Hills
relatedEthnicGroups Chin peoples
linked to: Chin people

Lai
Lusei
Mizo
linked to: Mizo people
religion Animism (historical)
linked to: Animism

Christianity
selfIdentification Mara people
speaks Mara language
traditionalDress handwoven garments
traditionalHouseType stilt houses
traditionalLivelihood hunting and gathering
shifting cultivation
subsistence agriculture
traditionalReligion animist beliefs

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mizo people subgroup Mara
Mara language hasAlternativeName Mara (Lakher)
linked to: Mara