Mizo people

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The Mizo people are an indigenous Tibeto-Burman ethnic group primarily inhabiting the hilly state of Mizoram and surrounding regions, known for their distinct language, rich folk traditions, and Christian-majority culture.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Mizo people canonical 13
Mizo 6
Mizo peoples 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
alsoInhabitsRegion Assam
Bangladesh
Manipur
Myanmar
Tripura
associatedHills Lushai Hills
borderRegion India–Bangladesh border
Indo-Myanmar border
capitalCityOfPrimaryState Aizawl
colonialName Lushai
linked to: Mizo people
continent Asia
country India
ethnolinguisticGroup Tibeto-Burman peoples
historicalEconomy jhum cultivation
shifting cultivation
language Mizo language
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
Tibeto-Burman languages
majorInsurgencySettlement Mizoram Peace Accord 1986
politicalAutonomy Mizoram statehood in India
populationCenter Aizawl
Champhai
Lunglei
primaryRegion Mizoram
primaryState Mizoram
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
religion Baptist Christianity
linked to: Baptists

Presbyterianism
Protestantism
religionMajority Christianity
religionMinority Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
selfDesignation Mizo
linked to: Mizo people
subgroup Hmar
linked to: Hmar people

Lai
Lusei
Mara
Paite
Ralte
traditionalAttire kawrchei
puan
puanchei
traditionalCraft basketry
weaving
traditionalDance Cheraw dance
Chheihlam
Khuallam
Sarlamkai
traditionalFestival Chapchar Kut
Mim Kut
Pawl Kut
traditionalFood bai
bamboo shoot dishes
smoked meat
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalMusic folk songs
traditionalReligion animism
folk religion
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (24)

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

Northeast India hasEthnicGroup Mizo people
Mizoram officialLanguage Mizo
linked to: Mizo people
Mizoram regionalLanguage Mizo
linked to: Mizo people
Mizoram ethnicGroup Mizo people
Chin language Mizo (Lushai)
linked to: Mizo people
Chin relatedGroup Mizo people
Bnei Menashe associatedPeoples Mizo people
Uttara hasOfficialLanguage Mizo
linked to: Mizo people
Kuki-Chin languages spokenBy Mizo people
Kuki-Chin languages spokenBy Zomi people
linked to: Mizo people
Aizawl majorEthnicGroup Mizo people
Patkai Hills ethnicGroups Mizo peoples
linked to: Mizo people
Mizo people colonialName Lushai
linked to: Mizo people
Mizo people selfDesignation Mizo
linked to: Mizo people
Mizo Hills inhabitedBy Mizo people
Mizo District majorityEthnicGroup Mizo people
Mizo District ethnolinguisticGroup Mizo
linked to: Mizo people
Kuki relatedEthnicGroup Mizo
linked to: Mizo people
Patkai Range hasEthnicGroups Mizo peoples
linked to: Mizo people
Zo people relatedEthnicGroup Mizo people
Kuki people relatedEthnicGroup Mizo people