Rabha

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Rabha are an indigenous ethnic group of Northeast India, primarily inhabiting Assam and Meghalaya, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language, agrarian lifestyle, and rich folk traditions.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Rabha canonical 3
Rongdani Rabha 2
Bitli Rabha 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
country India
ethnicGroupOf Assam
India
Meghalaya
Northeast India
festivals Baikho festival
Kherai festival
hasSubgroup Bitli Rabha
linked to: Rabha

Dahori Rabha
linked to: Rabha

Pati Rabha
Rongdani Rabha
linked to: Rabha

Totla Rabha
knownFor folk songs
folk tales
rich folk traditions
traditional dance
traditional music
languageFamily Tibeto-Burman languages
languageStatus minority language of India
linguisticBranch Bodo-Garo branch of Tibeto-Burman
musicInstrument drums
flutes
primaryRegion Assam
Meghalaya
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
region Bongaigaon district
Chirang district
Darrang district
East Garo Hills district
Goalpara district
Kamrup district
Kokrajhar district
West Garo Hills district
relatedEthnicGroups Bodo people
Garo people
Koch people
religion Hinduism
indigenous animist beliefs
socialOrganization clan-based system
speaks Rabha language
traditionalDress Dokhona-like wrap for women
Gamsa-like cloth for men
traditionalEconomy shifting cultivation
wet rice cultivation
traditionalHouseType stilted bamboo house
traditionalLifestyle agrarian lifestyle
traditionalOccupation agriculture

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Rabha people ethnicity Rabha
Rabha language dialect Rongdani Rabha
linked to: Rabha
Rabha language dialect Maitori Rabha
linked to: Rabha
Rabha hasSubgroup Rongdani Rabha
linked to: Rabha
Rabha hasSubgroup Dahori Rabha
linked to: Rabha
Rabha hasSubgroup Bitli Rabha
linked to: Rabha