Dimasa-Kachari

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Dimasa-Kachari refers to the Dimasa people, an indigenous Tibeto-Burman ethnic group primarily inhabiting parts of Assam and Nagaland in Northeast India.

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Dimasa-Kachari canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
alternativeName Dimasa people
Dimasa-Kachari people
linked to: Dimasa people
country India
culturalPractice clan-based social organization
traditional folk songs and dances
culturalRegion Barak Valley
Brahmaputra Valley
economicActivity horticulture
weaving
ethnicGroupOf Assam
India
Nagaland
ethnonymOrigin Tibeto-Burman
festivals Bushu festival
governedUnder Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India (in autonomous areas)
hasAutonomousCouncil Dima Hasao Autonomous Council
historicalKingdom Dimasa Kingdom
historicalRegion Kachari Kingdom
languageFamily Tibeto-Burman languages
linguisticBranch Bodo-Garo branch
populationCategory minority group in India
primaryReligion Hinduism
indigenous animist beliefs
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
region Northeast India
relatedEthnicGroup Bodo people
Garo people
Kachari people
Koch people
selfDesignation Dimasa
settlementPattern hill villages
river valley settlements
speaks Dimasa language
state Assam
Nagaland
subgroupOf Bodo-Kachari peoples
linked to: Bodo–Garo peoples
traditionalAgricultureType shifting cultivation
wet rice cultivation
traditionalDress handwoven garments
traditionalHomeland Dima Hasao district
North Cachar Hills
traditionalOccupation agriculture
traditionalReligion Bathouism (among Bodo-Kachari groups)
linked to: Bathouism
usesScript Assamese script
linked to: Bengali script

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Dimasa hasAlternativeName Dimasa-Kachari