Dimasa Kachari community

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The Dimasa Kachari community is an indigenous ethnic group of Northeast India, primarily in Assam, known for its distinct Tibeto-Burman language, rich agrarian traditions, and vibrant folk culture.

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Dimasa Kachari community canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
alsoLocatedIn Meghalaya ⓘ
Nagaland ⓘ
celebratesFestival Bushu Dima ⓘ
Hojagiri-type harvest celebrations ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalHeritage folk tales ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ
ritual songs ⓘ
economicActivities agriculture ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf India ⓘ
Northeast India ⓘ
followsReligion Hinduism ⓘ
indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ
governedBy North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council ⓘ
hasAutonomousDistrict Dima Hasao district ⓘ
hasClanSystem yes ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith Dimasa Kingdom ⓘ
Kachari Kingdom ⓘ
knownFor folk dances ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ
rich agrarian traditions ⓘ
traditional musical instruments ⓘ
vibrant folk culture ⓘ
languageBranch Bodo–Garo languages ⓘ
languageFamily Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ
partOfLargerGrouping Bodo–Kachari peoples ⓘ
linked to: Bodo–Garo peoples
populationStatus minority group in Assam ⓘ
practices shifting cultivation ⓘ
wet rice cultivation ⓘ
primarilyLocatedIn Assam ⓘ
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ
regionOfHistoricalRule Cachar region ⓘ
linked to: Cachar district

Dima Hasao region ⓘ
linked to: Dima Hasao district
relatedEthnicGroups Bodo people ⓘ
Garo people ⓘ
Kachari people ⓘ
speaksLanguage Dimasa language ⓘ
state Assam ⓘ
traditionalDress Rigu (women’s lower garment) ⓘ
Risha (upper cloth) ⓘ
Sgaopha (men’s headgear) ⓘ
traditionalOccupation agriculture ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalInstitution Jonthai (village council) ⓘ
Khunang (village headman) ⓘ
usesScript Assamese script ⓘ
linked to: Bengali script

Latin script ⓘ

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Hornbill Festival → hasParticipant → Dimasa Kachari community ⓘ