Mara people

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The Mara people are an indigenous ethnic group of the Tibeto-Burman family primarily inhabiting the hilly regions of northeastern India and northwestern Myanmar, known for their distinct language, customs, and Christian-majority culture.

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Mara people canonical 6

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
autonomousRegionIn Mizoram
borderlandPeopleOf India–Myanmar border
citizenship Indian citizens
Myanmar citizens
colonialEraMission British missionaries
continent Asia
country India
Myanmar
culturalTrait distinct customs
distinct traditional dress
folk dances
folk songs
oral traditions
district Lawngtlai district
Siaha district
educationMedium English
Mara language in primary schools
Mizo language
ethnicGroupOf India
Myanmar
languageBranch Kuki-Chin languages
languageFamily Tibeto-Burman languages
linguisticMinorityContext India
Myanmar
majorConversionPeriod 20th century
majorReligion Protestantism
politicalStatusInIndia Scheduled Tribe
populationRegion Lawngtlai
Siaha
primaryChristianDenomination Baptist
linked to: Baptists
primaryLanguage Mara language
region Northeastern India
linked to: Northeast India

Northwestern Myanmar
relatedEthnicGroup Chin people
Kuki people
Lai people
Mizo people
religion Christianity
religiousMinorityContext Myanmar
scriptUsed Latin script
selfGoverningBody Mara Autonomous District Council
state Mizoram
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalLivelihood shifting cultivation
subsistence agriculture
traditionalMusic drum-based music
traditionalReligion animism
traditionalSocialUnit village community

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

Mara language spokenBy Mara people
Mara language ethnicGroup Mara people
Mara ethnicity Mara people
Mara selfIdentification Mara people
Lushai Hills ethnicGroup Mara people