Dimasa Kachari

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Dimasa Kachari are an indigenous Tibeto-Burman ethnic group of Northeast India, primarily associated with Assam and known for their distinct language, culture, and historical kingdom.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dimasa Kachari canonical 3
Dimasa Kachari dynasty 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
autonomousCouncilRegion North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (now NCHAC)
capitalHistorically Dimapur
Khaspur
Maibang
clanSystem patrilineal clans
continent Asia
country India
culturalArea Barak valley
linked to: Barak Valley

Brahmaputra valley
linked to: Brahmaputra Valley
ethnicity Tibeto-Burman
ethnonymMeaning sons of the great river
governedByBody Dimasa apex bodies and councils
historicalKingdom Dimasa Kingdom
Kachari Kingdom
language Dimasa language
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
languageSubfamily Tibeto-Burman languages
majorFestival Bushu Dima
Hojagiri (dance-related observance)
partOfLinguisticGroup Bodo–Garo peoples
populationRegion Cachar district
Dima Hasao district
Hojai district
linked to: Hojai

Karbi Anglong district
linked to: Karbi Anglong

Nagaon district
primaryRegion Assam
Nagaland
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe
region Northeast India
relatedEthnicGroup Bodo people
Kachari people
Kokborok-speaking Tripuri
Tiwa (Lalung) people
religion Christianity
Hinduism
scheduledTribeIn Assam
Nagaland
scriptUsed Assamese script
Latin script
traditionalCrop rice
traditionalDance Bushu dance
traditionalDressMen Sgaopha
traditionalDressWomen Rigu
Risha
traditionalMusicInstrument Khram (drum)
Muri (flute)
traditionalOccupation agriculture
traditionalPoliticalSystem monarchy
traditionalReligion animism

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

Dimasa Kingdom hasPopulationGroup Dimasa Kachari
Dimasa community alternativeName Dimasa Kachari
Maibang archaeological site associatedDynasty Dimasa Kachari dynasty
linked to: Dimasa Kachari
Dimasa Bodo alsoKnownAs Dimasa Kachari