Monpa people

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The Monpa people are an indigenous ethnic group of the eastern Himalayas, primarily inhabiting Arunachal Pradesh in India and parts of Tibet, known for their Tibetan Buddhist traditions and distinct language and culture.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Monpa people canonical 10
Bhutia community 1
Monpa community 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
associatedWith Tawang Monastery
country India
culture Tibetan-influenced culture
economy subsistence agriculture
ethnicGroupOf Arunachal Pradesh
India
Tibet
followsSchoolOfBuddhism Gelug school
hasMajorMonastery Tawang Monastery
hasSubgroup Bengni Monpa
Dirang Monpa
linked to: Lish Monpa

Lish Monpa
Panchen Monpa
Tawang Monpa
language Monpa languages
linked to: Monpa language
languageFamily Tibeto-Burman languages
mainCrops barley
maize
millet
nativeTo eastern Himalayas
linked to: Eastern Himalayas
practices lamaism
primarilyInhabits Tawang district
linked to: Tawang

West Kameng district
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
region Northeast India
relatedEthnicGroup Bhutia people
linked to: Bhutia community

Sherpa people
Tibetan people
religion Mahayana Buddhism
linked to: Mahayana

Tibetan Buddhism
religiousStructure chorten
mani wall
stateRecognition Scheduled Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh
linked to: Scheduled Tribes
traditionalDance masked dances
traditionalDress goncha
woolen garments
traditionalFestival Choskar
Losar
Torgya
traditionalFood butter tea
tsampa
traditionalHouseType stone and wood houses
traditionalMusic folk songs
traditionalOccupation agriculture
animal husbandry
trade
traditionalReligion Buddhism
usesScript Tibetan script

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Referenced by (12)

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

Khangchendzonga National Park associatedWith Bhutia community
linked to: Monpa people
Losar observedBy Monpa people
Tawang ethnicGroup Monpa people
Torgya ethnicGroup Monpa people
Choskar practicedBy Monpa people
Monpa language spokenBy Monpa people
Upper Gompa associatedWith Monpa community
linked to: Monpa people
Dirang hasEthnicGroup Monpa people