Reang community

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The Reang community is an indigenous ethnic group of Northeast India, primarily inhabiting Tripura and neighboring regions, known for its distinct language, cultural traditions, and festivals.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bru community 2
Reang community canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scheduled Tribe of India
ethnic group in Northeast India
indigenous ethnic group
affectedBy displacement in Mizoram
refugee camps in Tripura
alternativeName Bru
country India
culturalHeritage folk tales
indigenous rituals
oral traditions
culturalTrait distinct folk dances
distinct folk music
traditional bamboo crafts
traditional handloom weaving
danceForm Hojagiri dance
ethnolinguisticGroup Tibeto-Burman-speaking peoples of Northeast India
festival Hojagiri festival
governedBy traditional village council
governedUnder Sixth Schedule areas (partly, via tribal areas in Northeast India)
hasIssue access to education
land rights concerns
socio-economic marginalization
language Reang language
languageFamily Tibeto-Burman languages
populationStatus minority group in Tripura
one of the larger tribes of Tripura
primaryRegion Tripura
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in Mizoram
Scheduled Tribe in Tripura
recognizedBy Government of India
Government of Tripura
region Assam
Bangladesh
Mizoram
Northeast India
socialStructure clan-based society
subjectOf Bru–Reang resettlement agreements
traditionalDress kamchwlwi borok (men’s cloth)
rignai (women’s lower garment)
risa (women’s upper cloth)
traditionalOccupation hunting and gathering
jhum cultivation
shifting cultivation
weaving
traditionalReligion Hinduism
animism
usesScript primarily oral, no widely used native script

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Referenced by (4)

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

Garia Puja observedBy Reang community
Reang language spokenBy Bru community
linked to: Reang community
Reang language associatedWith Bru community
linked to: Reang community
Halam community neighboringCommunity Reang community